People around the world will now get to have a closer look at what makes one the most destructive batsmen in the world — Christopher Henry Gayle — tick, as his autobiography, Six Machine, was launched
People around the world will now get to have a closer look at what makes one the most destructive batsmen in the world — Christopher Henry Gayle — tick, as his autobiography, Six Machine, was launched here on Friday.
Present at the launch were former India opener Virender Sehwag and BCCI president Anurag Thakur besides the swashbuckling Jamaican himself.
“The readers will have a deeper insight into my journey now. They will get to know me in my childhood and my days of struggle. My life story will inspire people to always keep moving ahead. Despite hard times, one should never give up,” Gayle said at the launch.
The big-hitting left-hander said that the book would be as entertaining as his batting. He recalled the hard times of his childhood days, and at one point he used to steal bottles and sell them to pay for his training.
Sharing his thoughts, Sehwag said, “Chris and I used to discuss about finding new ways of thrashing bowlers. In particular, Australian bowlers were the ones we loved to hit for sixes the most. I like the way Gayle behaves both on and off the field. I urge him to play more cricket league in smaller countries to make the game more popular.”
Gayle is the only batsman to hit a six on the very first ball of a Test match (off Sohag Gazi of Bangladesh in 2012). What actually made Gayle do that was interesting to know. “I was angry to know that the opposition captain was starting the bowling with a spinner, so I decided to attack right from the word go and the first ball landed in the stands,” said the 36-year-old.
Gayle had a hole in his heart and underwent a surgery in 2005. “That surgery changed my life forever. That’s when I cheated death and decided to live my life to the fullest, come what may,” he said.
