Gayle smashed 59 sixes in the 2012 season before hitting 51 the following year while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore and Russell listed the attributes that have left him with a chance of bettering those figures.
"Eye and hand coordination. Balance and then good bat speed as well. I generate a lot power from the shoulders and then the core. So everything goes together," man-of-the-match Russell said during the post-match presentation ceremony.
"As an all-rounder, you have to make sure your body is fit and strong. To play awkward shots in those moments when a bowler tries to outsmart you with a wide slower ball... to hit the ball over covers cleanly."
Russell's blistering form bodes well for the West Indies who have recalled the all-rounder to their World Cup squad for the May 30-July 14 tournament in England and Wales.
West Indies, champions in 1975 and 1979, begin their campaign on May 31 against Pakistan in Nottingham.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; editing by Amlan Chakraborty)
