Sixes in cricket are like home runs. Some batsman hit them with immense power; some will time the ball incredibly well. Very few players in cricket are fond of hitting sixes regularly in cricket.
Rohit Sharma, known for hitting big sixes, has hit the maximum number of sixes across all formats.
The World Cup winning Indian captain has his own style of hitting sixes. He looks unstoppable whenever he goes big. And he likes to pocket a bunch of sixes every time he scores those daddy hundreds. He also has hit the highest number of sixes in the last decade.
MS Dhoni’s helicopter shot to six is one of the most talked cricket shots in the last decade. His ability to push away the Yorker length delivery over the long-on region has always been sensational to watch.
Let’s find out the top 10 batsmen who have hit the maximum number of sixes in International cricket.
Most Sixes All Formats Combined
| Player | Sixes | Innings | 6s/Inns |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma (IND) | 637 | 532 | 1.19 |
| Chris Gayle (WI) | 553 | 551 | 1.03 |
| Shahid Afridi (PAK) | 476 | 508 | 0.93 |
| Brendon McCullum (NZ) | 398 | 474 | 0.83 |
| Martin Guptill (NZ) | 383 | 402 | 0.95 |
| MS Dhoni (IND) | 359 | 526 | 0.68 |
| Jos Buttler (ENG) | 358 | 383 | 0.93 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) | 352 | 651 | 0.54 |
| Eoin Morgan (ENG) | 346 | 361 | 0.95 |
| AB de Villiers (SA) | 328 | 484 | 0.67 |
Find the list for ODIs and Tests here.
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Shahid Afridi was the first one to break the 400-sixes milestone, while Chris Gayle broke the 500-sixes mark first and Rohit, the 600-number.
We have Rohit Sharma and Jos Buttler on this list among the current bunch of cricketers. And we believe Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, and Harry Brook might enter the top-10 list before the end of their career.
Rohit Sharma being captaining and opening the batting for India in the larger two formats, for now, he might break into 700 sixes soon. He will also become the first ever cricketer to reach that esteemed milestone.
He is also the fastest to 500 and the only batter to hit 600 International sixes.
