Played cricket for West Indies, Jamaica, Stanford Superstars, ICC World XI, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Banglore, Western Australia, Sydney Thunder, Matabeleland Tuskers, and Worcestershire.
On 23 April 2013 during an IPL match against Pune Warriors India, Gayle broke multiple scoring records. With an individual score of 175 not out off 66 balls and a century reached in 30 balls, Gayle set records for the fastest century reached in any format of cricket, the highest individual score in a T20 match, and the most sixes scored in a single innings in the IPL.
Gayle captained the West Indies' Test side from 2007 to 2010.
Gayle was named Player of the 2006 Champions Trophy, He was highest run scorer of the tournament with 474 runs, and also took eight wickets.
Gayle became the first batsman in World Cup history to score a double century when he reached 200 off 138 balls against Zimbabwe during the 2015 World Cup.