Cricket has evolved a lot since it's inception. The modern day batsmanship involves a lot of power hitting and boundary clearing abilities. Six hitting has been considered as an art. With the emergence of T20 cricket, six hitting has been considered as one of the basic prerequisites in modern day T20 cricket.
Today we will have a look at the players who have hit the maximum number of sixes in International Cricket.
The chart is being led by Universe Boss Chris Gayle who has hit massive 553 sixes in International cricket. He is being followed by Shahid Afridi with 476 sixes. India's Rohit Sharma is at 3rd with 463 sixes.
1.Chris Gayle (WI): 553 sixes (483 matches).
2.Shahid Afridi (PAK): 476 sixes (524 matches).
3.Rohit Sharma (IND): 463 sixes (397 matches).
4.Brendon Mccullum (NZ): 398 sixes (432 matches).
5.Martin Guptill (NZ): 369 sixes (345 matches).
After knowing about the Top 5 six hitters in International cricket we have further zeroed it down to the top 5 six hitters in T20s, ODIs and Tests respectively.
T20 Internationals.
The record of hitting the maximum number of Sixes in T20 Intetnationals is being held by New Zealand's Martin Guptill. Guptill has hit 165 sixes in 112 matches. He is being followed by Rohit Sharma who has hit 155 sixes in 125 matches. Universe Boss Chris Gayle is 3rd in that list having hit 124 sixes in 79 matches only.
1.Martin Guptill (NZ): 165 sixes (112 Matches).
2.Rohit Sharma (IND): 155 sixes (125 Matches).
3.Chris Gayle (WI): 124 sixes (79 Matches).
4.Eoin Morgan (ENG): 120 sixes (115 Matches).
5.Aaron Finch (AUS): 113 sixes (88 Matches).
ODIs:
Shahid Afridi leads the charts in ODIs with a record 351 sixes in 398 matches. The only active player in the list of Top 5 six hitters is India's Rohit Sharma who has hit 245 sixes in 230 Matches.
1.Shahid Afridi (PAK): 351 sixes (398 Matches).
2.Chris Gayle (WI): 331 sixes (301 Matches).
3.Sanath Jayasuriya (SL): 270 sixes (445 Matches).
4.Rohit Sharma (IND): 245 sixes (230 Matches).
5.Mahendra Singh Dhoni: 229 sixes (350 Matches).
Tests:
The longest format of the game too involves a lot of six hitting. New Zealand's Brendon Mccullum holds the record of hitting the most number of sixes in Tests with 107 sixes in 101 matches. Australia's Adam Gilchrist is second with 100 sixes in 96 Tests. No active players feature in the Top 5 of hitting the most number of sixes in Tests. Ben Stokes stands at a distant 9th.
1.Brendon Mccullum (NZ): 107 sixes (101 Matches).
2.Adam Gilchrist (AUS): 100 sixes (96 Matches).
3.Chris Gayle (WI): 98 sixes (103 Matches).
4.Jacques Kallis (RSA): 97 sixes (166 Matches).
5.Virender Sehwag (IND): 91 sixes (104 Matches).
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