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[caption id="attachment_22378" align="alignnone" width="580"] Chris Gayle with BCCI president Anurag Thakur and Virender Sehwag at the launch of his new book 'Six Machine' in the capital on Sunday. Image Source: twitter[/caption] Internet Desk: Do you know why Chris Gayle is a “happy go lucky” person? It would have been a mystery had the flamboyant Jamaican did not reveal he only started enjoying life after he had a heart surgery in Australia way back in 2005. Gayle underwent an operation to repair a hole in his heart during West Indies tour to Australia in 2005. The left hand batsman told his parents about it only after the procedure. Following the surgery, he had to miss the third and final Test against Australia in Adelaide, but Gayle was a relieved man and by his own words he thereafter realised the importance of life. “Nobody knows that I was diagnosed with a hole in my heart in Australia, not even my parents. I was forced to undergo a surgery and I only informed my parents after the procedure,” Gayle said during the launch of his autobiography “Six Machine” in New Delhi. “Back then, I realised the importance of life. It was a life changing moment for me. Thereafter I decided to enjoy my life to the fullest and I am still doing so,” he said. Gayle, now a father of a little girl (Blush) feels he is more matured as a person now and is enjoying every bit of fatherhood. “It’s definitely a new challenge to be a family man but I now can proudly say that I am a father of a beautiful daughter. It’s a different feeling altogether,” he said. Talking about his autobiography, Gayle said the book will give an insight to an altogether different side of his character. “While playing cricket and off the field I am doing a lot of entertainment but my book will give an insight into my life, my childhood, my struggle. Most people haven’t seen the other side of Chris Gayle. “It will be as much entertaining as my batting. It will bring the different side of Gayle,” he said. Former India opener Virender Sehwag, who was also present on the occasion, termed Gayle as the “true ambassador of cricket”. “Chris Gayle is true entertainer on and off the field, a fun loving guy. He is the true ambassador of cricket,” he said. BCCI president Anurag Thakur, who was the chief guest of the evening, said Gayle is truly a global icon as far as cricket is concerned.