As the 42-year-old walked from the pitch, he raised his bat and was greeted with a standing ovation before taking a moment to embrace with his teammates.<\/p>\n
While no retirement has been announced or confirmed, the reaction from fans and commentators suggested he was finished up.<\/p>\n
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"What an incredible player he's been for the West Indies," said former Australian cricketer Shane Watson in commentary.<\/p>\n
"He's done so many incredible things."<\/p>\n
Mark Nicholas added: "We figured it may be the last time… there was some thrilling strokes and enormous power [played today].<\/p>\n
"A grand farewell."<\/p>\n
Social media was quick to react to Gayle's walk-off, with many pundits paying tribute to the superstar batsman on Twitter<\/p>\n
READ MORE:<\/strong> Matthew Wade drops Adam Zampa hat-trick ball<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Panthers bring home former playmaker for 2022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/SampathStats\/status\/1456933446849236994?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/VVSLaxman281\/status\/1456929086064971779<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/SajSadiqCricket\/status\/1456929094902423557<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/beastieboy07\/status\/1456928397163069440<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnsHafeez\/status\/1456930225846198278<\/a><\/p>\n If today was Gayle's final match, he finishes as the most capped player for the West Indies in international cricket. He's also the leading run-scorer in both ODI and T20I for West Indies.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, teammate and all-rounder Dwayne Bravo confirmed earlier that today would be his final international cricket match.<\/p>\n