Most Sixes in International Cricket : The batsmen whom we are going to talk about today, all these batsmen have demonstrated their extraordinary power hitting and have hit the maximum number of sixes in the history of international cricket.
Most Sixes in International Cricket : Hitting a six is widely considered to be one of the greatest game-changing abilities a batsman can possess in international cricket. Since the popularity of the game has largely moved away from the classic five-day format towards limited overs cricket, the importance of the power hitter has increased the most today, and in today’s time people prefer power hitting batting the most. Are. There are many batsmen in international cricket who have scored a lot of runs on the basis of power hitting in their entire career.
So today let us tell you about those batsmen who have hit the most sixes in international cricket.
1. Rohit Sharma- 562 sixes
Indian star opener Rohit Sharma has earned a lot of fame for his ability to hit sixes with ease. Rohit Sharma, who debuted in 2007, has played 454 matches so far, where he has hit 562 sixes. Rohit has broken Chris Gayle’s record of hitting most sixes in international cricket by hitting three sixes against Afghanistan in the ODI World Cup 2023. That’s why he has been given the nickname ‘Hitman’.
Rohit Sharma has played 52 test matches so far and has been successful in hitting 77 sixes. His record, quite surprisingly, has improved in limited overs cricket, where he has hit 303 sixes in 254 ODIs and 182 sixes in 148 T20Is. Let us tell you that among the active cricketers, Rohit Sharma has hit the most sixes.
2. Chris Gayle- 553 sixes
After making his debut in international cricket in 1999, this legendary West Indies opener i.e. Chris Gayle has hit more sixes than fours. Let us tell you that Chris Gayle holds the record for hitting the most sixes in international cricket with 553 sixes in 483 matches in all three formats. This means that the Universe Boss has scored 3,318 runs out of his 19,594 runs only from sixes.
Chris Gayle has hit 98 sixes in 103 Test matches, 331 sixes in 301 ODI matches and 124 sixes in 79 T20 matches.
3. Shahid Afridi- 476 sixes
Former Pakistan all-rounder is another name in this list who believed more in power hitting, he liked to make his maximum score through power hitting. Middle-order batsman Shahid Afridi, who debuted in 1996, participated in 524 international matches. Afridi hit a total of 476 sixes on the international stage, of which 2,856 of his 11,196 runs came with the help of sixes.
Afridi played only 27 Test matches in his career, in which he was successful in hitting 52 sixes. However, his six-hitting ability was most successful in the 50-over format, where he hit 351 sixes in 398 ODI matches. The 20-over format also suited his style, where Afridi hit 73 sixes in 99 T20 matches.
4. Brendon McCullum- 398 sixes
Former New Zealand captain and stormy batsman Brendon McCullum is present at number 4 in this list, who has played a total of 432 matches in all three formats in his cricket career, in which he has hit 398 sixes in 474 innings. He is one of the most aggressive batsmen of his era. He was one of those batsmen who used to wreak havoc on bowlers even in Test cricket.
McCullum has hit 107 sixes in 101 Tests, 200 sixes in 260 ODIs, and 91 sixes in 71 T20 International matches. In this way, out of his 14,676 runs, he has scored 2,388 runs only with sixes.
5. Martin Guptill- 383 sixes
New Zealand team’s aggressive opener Martin Guptill has played a total of 367 international matches in all three formats so far, in which he has scored 13,429 runs with the help of 383 sixes in 402 innings. Guptill has played 47 Test matches in which he has hit 23 sixes, while he has hit 187 sixes in 193 ODIs and 173 sixes in 121 T20 matches.
