10 oldest players in T20 World Cup 2021

1. Chris Gayle (Age: 42y 36d)

Ever since the inception of the T20 format, Chris Gayle has been the legendary figure in it. The Universe Boss has possibly played every T20 league of the world and is the highest overall run-scorer of the format. The Jamaican also has the record number of centuries (22) scored along with over a number of 1000-plus sixes being smashed in T20 cricket.

For WI, Gayle has been a two-time World T20 Champion and has so far played 76 T20Is. The southpaw is also the team’s highest run-scorer with a total of 1879 runs in T20Is. Overall, in T20Is, the 41-year old is one of the only seven players who have whacked more than 100 sixes in the shortest format.

Interestingly, when it comes to his entire T20 records, Gayle has in total scored 14,301 runs at an average of 36.66 along with a strike rate of 145.60. The veteran will soon become the first T20 cricketer to face more than 10,000 balls in his T20 career.