T20 World Cup 2021: Chris Gayle hugs Mitchell Marsh after taking the Aussie's wicket in his final T20I

Chris Gayle’s gesture after he was dismissed for 15 against Australia on 6th November 2021 suggested that he has played his last international match for the West Indies. Gayle raised his bat to the crowd, indicating that the match against Australia is the last time that he might have worn the Maroon jersey for the West Indies.

Well, we are not done yet with Gayle. After dismissing Mitchell Marsh in the only over that he bowled, Gayle went ahead and hugged the Australian batsman. Both Marsh, as well as Gayle, were all smiles.

And, that was the way Gayle celebrated his final wicket for the West Indies side. You can see the video of the same below.

Chris Gayle is one of the greatest limited-overs batsmen for the West Indies

Chris Gayle is the highest run-scorer for the West Indies side in both ODIs as well as T20Is. In an international career that lasted over two decades, Gayle represented the West Indies side in 298 ODIs and scored 10425 runs at an average of 38.04 and a strike rate of 87.16. The left-handed batting behemoth also struck 25 hundreds and 53 fifties in ODIs as well.

In the T20I format of the game, Gayle has scored 1899 runs in 79 matches at an average of 27.92 and a superb strike rate of close to 140. The 42-year-old scored 2 centuries and 14 half-centuries in T20I cricket.

Australia thrashed the West Indies in their final match of the Super 12 stages of the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup. Batting first, West Indies scored 157/7, with Kieron Pollard scoring 44 off 31 deliveries. In reply, the Australian side cantered past the target with 8 wickets to spare, with David Warner plundering a superb 89* at the top of the order.

Chris Gayle was also a part of the West Indies squad that won the 2012 and 2016 editions of the T20 World Cup.