<p>In a totally different game, West Indies cricket legend Chris Gayle will tell the inspiring story of his life from being a shy, skinny kid from a tin-roofed shack in the back streets of Kingston, stealing empty bottles to buy food, to becoming one of the most destructive batsmen in world.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Gayle's memoirs "Six Machine: I Don't Like Cricket... I Love It," published by Penguin Random House, will be released around the world on June 2.<br /><br />Gayle is really excited about his first book.<br />"I hope it can reach far and wide, through cricket and beyond, for there are stories to tell and secrets I've waited a long time to share. Being me is fun. I don't believe in boring. And 'Six Machine' is me, in every way," he says.<br /><br />The book will be written with Tom Fordyce, chief BBC sports writer.<br />Viking acquired world rights from David Luxton at DLA for "Six Machine: I Don't Like Cricket... I Love It".<br /><br />Joel Rickett, publisher of Viking at Penguin Random House, says: "Chris Gayle is one of the standout characters in an increasingly bland sporting world. Like the man himself, 'Six Machine' is outrageous and utterly original. The only Comparison I can make is to 'I Am Zlatan' by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and I think we've got a similar sensation on our hands."<br /><br />According to the publishers, "Six Machine" is a story not just of sporting genius but of battling prejudice; of coming from nothing to everything and yet not losing yourself along the way. <br /></p>
<p>In a totally different game, West Indies cricket legend Chris Gayle will tell the inspiring story of his life from being a shy, skinny kid from a tin-roofed shack in the back streets of Kingston, stealing empty bottles to buy food, to becoming one of the most destructive batsmen in world.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Gayle's memoirs "Six Machine: I Don't Like Cricket... I Love It," published by Penguin Random House, will be released around the world on June 2.<br /><br />Gayle is really excited about his first book.<br />"I hope it can reach far and wide, through cricket and beyond, for there are stories to tell and secrets I've waited a long time to share. Being me is fun. I don't believe in boring. And 'Six Machine' is me, in every way," he says.<br /><br />The book will be written with Tom Fordyce, chief BBC sports writer.<br />Viking acquired world rights from David Luxton at DLA for "Six Machine: I Don't Like Cricket... I Love It".<br /><br />Joel Rickett, publisher of Viking at Penguin Random House, says: "Chris Gayle is one of the standout characters in an increasingly bland sporting world. Like the man himself, 'Six Machine' is outrageous and utterly original. The only Comparison I can make is to 'I Am Zlatan' by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and I think we've got a similar sensation on our hands."<br /><br />According to the publishers, "Six Machine" is a story not just of sporting genius but of battling prejudice; of coming from nothing to everything and yet not losing yourself along the way. <br /></p>