Christopher Henry Gayle is a phenomenon. There are no two ways about it. The Jamaican is a rockstar with the bat as his guitar and muscle strength for amplifiers. Whenever he is on form, his bat makes the heaviest kind of death metal music filled with arpeggios and chromatic symphony.

Such was the occasion last night at Mirpur Shere Bangla Stadium where Chris Gayle scored his 20^th T20 century and 5^th in the Bangladesh Premier League. The crowd were on their feet and cheering for the rockstar from West Indies – he was playing them solos while the fans were wreaking havoc in the moshpit.

It is not a joke, really it is not. Chris Gayle might make it look like one, but I swear it isn’t. When I tried to hit a six while playing, I could sense the bowel making a run for its money. For Gayle, however, it is just nothing but flying a feather on a windy day with utmost ease – just plain and simple elegance in the form of vehement brutality.

As he has scored five centuries in the BPL, here is a list of it from the very beginning.

#1 101* against Sylhet Royals

It was the first game of the Bangladesh Premier League. Nobody really gave two flying hecks about the tournament due to the lack of star power in it. The ticket prices also were on the higher end with 500 taka per-head in cash. The fans clearly didn’t think it was going to be worth their while, but then Chris Gayle happened.

Much akin to Brendon McCullum lightening up the Indian Premier League in its first ever game – and Chris Gayle watching from the other end as his team-mate – Chris Gayle took the storm to the Sylhet Royals.

Chasing a 166, things were just too easy for the big West Indian as he scored an unbeaten 44-ball 101 to take Barisal home with 6.5 overs to spare.

#2 116 against Dhaka Gladiators

Just four days after the first game of BPL, Gaylestorm once again struck – and this time it was against Dhaka Gladiators. This time, however, it was in vain as his innings wasn’t enough to take his team across the winning shores.

Chasing a difficult target of 209, it seemed as though the big Jamaican would sail the Barisal ship to the port of victory. However, his 61-ball 116 wasn’t fell short as Dhaka won the game by 21 runs. This was the only innings where his century didn’t end up for a winning cause.

#3 114 against Sylhet Royals

This was one those innings that can be dubbed as a purely match-winning one. Playing for the Dhaka Gladiators this time around, the West Indian batted first and helped his team reach a score 197.

The Caribbean king just hammered almost every ball out of the park. With 12 sixes and 4 boundaries, he smashed his way to 51-ball 114 runs. And even then, his effort might have all gone to vain had Sylhet scored 4 more runs as the latter ended up with 194 from their 20 overs.

#4 126* against Khulna Titans

The BPL was a like a dry desert, no water or oasis to be seen anywhere near. The sojourners were thirsty and were dying for a drop of water – but it seemed as though the 2017 version would end up without it.

And then Chris Gayle happened. He came, he saw and he conquered. It was the first eliminator of the tournament and Gayle had a message to convey.

Sixes and fours were pouring down from the bat of Gayle, who took the form of Indra at the Shere Bangla stadium. The desert was now a forest with vegetation – and the fans were healthy again. Chasing a target of 168, Gayle stormed his way to a 51-ball 126 to finish the match within 15.2 overs and book Rangpur’s place in the second eliminator.

#5 The finale