For a variety of reasons, Chris Gayle's 12th One-day International hundred meant a lot to him. The West Indies opening batsman, whose ferocious batting has won him many admirers around the world, hit 123 from 131 balls in the first ODI against India on Thursday at Sabina Park.
For Gayle though, his inside-edge off a delivery from Munaf Patel that bounced past his leg-stump and into the fine leg region was a momentous occasion. "It is very special because it was my first hundred in either a Test or an ODI on home (Jamaican) soil," remarked the big Jamaican left-hander.