Top 5 Batsmen With Most Sixes In International Cricket
Top 5 Batsmen With Most Sixes In International Cricket:
The world has not produced many of those batters who had that exceptional six-hitting ability and the batters with such abilities including the likes of Chris Gayle, Rohit Sharma, Glenn Maxwell, Brandon McCullum, AB de Villiers, Shahid Afridi, etc. were match-winners for their teams.
The batters who can hit six in international cricket at their own will are labeled as the most dangerous batters in international cricket all across the world.
The most difficult thing to do in cricket is to hit a ball out of the ground for a six and here we will talk about some of the big hitters in international cricket. The list of those batters is as follows;
5. MARTIN GUPTILL:
The right-handed batsman from New Zealand, Martin Guptill is fifth on the list of the players with the most sixes in international cricket.
Martin Guptill features fifth on the list with 383 sixes in international cricket across ODIs and T20Is formats in his international career for New Zealand.
4. BRENDON MCCULLUM:
Another Kiwi batsman featured on this list, Brandon McCullum is fourth on the list of the batter with the most sixes in international cricket. The former captain of New Zealand smashed the ball out of the ground 398 times in international cricket.
The aggressive batter of NZ, McCullum played all three formats for New Zealand in his international career. Furthermore, BM was also the highest six hitter in TEST cricket at one time in international cricket.
3. SHAHID AFRIDI:
The legendary all-rounder of Pakistan, Shahid Afridi is also one of the biggest six hitters of all time in the history of international cricket.
Shahid Afridi who mostly batted in middle order smashed 476 sixes in international cricket for Pakistan in all three formats of the game.
Afridi also has the record of most sixes in ODI format where he smashed 351 sixes for Pakistan. Furthermore, Shahid Afridi has more than 600 wickets in international cricket across all formats as well.
2. CHRIS GAYLE:
The great batsman from West Indies, Chris Gayle as we all know is one of the greatest opener in world cricket during his international cricket across all formats.
Chris Gayle was arguably the most aggressive batter at the top order in his playing days where he smashed 553 sixes for West India across all three formats.
1. ROHIT SHARMA:
The batsman who has the record of smashing most sixes in international cricket is the opener of India, Rohit Sharma. The Indian skipper holds this record of most sixes as he smashed 554 sixes in international cricket for India.
The Indian batter, Rohit Sharma also known as ‘’ HITMAN SHARMA ‘’ broke the record of Chris Gayle in the 2023 Cricket World Cup during his seventh century in the World Cups against Afghanistan.
MOST SIXES IN INTERNATIONAL CRICKET:
| BATTERS | COUNTRY | SIXES |
| ROHIT SHARMA | INDIA | 554 |
| CHRIS GAYLE | WEST INDIES | 553 |
| SHAHID AFRIDI | PAKISTAN | 476 |
| BRENDON MCCULLUM | NEW ZEALAND | 398 |
| MARTIN GUPTILL | NEW ZEALAND | 383 |
