5 cricketers who have better Champions Trophy records than World Cup records

#1 Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle won the Player of the Tournament award in India, 2006.

BATTING	Innings	Runs	Avg.	S.R.	50s	100s	Best
CT Record	17	791	52.73	88.77	1	3	133*
World Cup Record	26	944	37.76	91.12	4	2	215

BOWLING	Wickets	Avg.	S.R.	Econ.	4 WI	Best
CT Record	17	22.35	22.35	4.48	0	3-3
World Cup Record	14	40.86	50.21	4.88	0	2-21

Christopher Henry Gayle is a deadly weapon to have at the top of the batting order, irrespective of the format of cricket. The West Indian powerhouse has a formidable Champions Trophy record. In its 2004 edition, Gayle was his side’s second highest run-getter, helping the Windies lay their hands on a major world title after the 1979 World Cup.

But it was during their title defence in India in 2006 when the ‘Six Machine’ owned the tournament. He plundered bowling attacks as he scored three centuries in the space of eight innings at a healthy average of 79, ending up as the highest run-scorer of the league and thus being chosen as the Player of the Tournament. His unbeaten knock of 133 in the semi-final against a potent South Africa attack remains one of the all-time best knocks in the history of the tournament.

The Jamaican was not just lethal with the bat but also produced effective spells of off-spin bowling. Although he scored runs at the World Cup stage, Gayle would be disappointed that he could not take his team anywhere close to the title.

The most memorable one of his World Cup knocks will remain the record breaking 215 against Zimbabwe in 2015, which also happened to be the first double hundred in World Cup history.