Chris Gayle Equals Shahid Afridi's Record

In the 3rd and final ODI of the series against Bangladesh, Chris Gayle smashed 73 off 66 balls. Though the innings wasn't enough for the Windies to chase down a target of 302, Gayle reached a personal milestone with the 5th six of his innings. With that big hit,'The Universe Boss' has equaled Afridi's tally of 476 sixes in international cricket.

Gayle will have the opportunity to go past Afridi in the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh, beginning on August 1st.

Top ten six hitters: 
Shahid Afridi - 476 (524 matches) 
Chris Gayle - 476 (443) 
Brendon McCullum - 398 (432) 
Sanath Jayasuriya - 352 (586) 
MS Dhoni - 342 (504) 
AB de Villiers - 328 (420) 
Rohit Sharma - 291 (292) 
Martin Guptill - 274 (281) 
Sachin Tendulkar - 264 (664) 
Adam Gilchrist - 262 (396)
Matches include Tests, ODIs & T20Is.