The Indian cricket team has always been blessed with a plethora of batting greats across different generations, and it is no different for them in the game’s shortest format (T20s). With the advent of the IPL, the skill level, including big-hitting or six-hitting prowess, has always been on the rise for both the established players as well as the upcoming batters.
Here we will see the top 10 Indian batters who have smashed the most sixes in T20Is.
Most Sixes for India in T20I Cricket
Player | Innings | Sixes |
---|---|---|
Rohit Sharma | 151 | 205 |
Suryakumar Yadav | 71 | 144 |
Virat Kohli | 117 | 124 |
KL Rahul | 68 | 99 |
Hardik Pandya | 82 | 87 |
Yuvraj Singh | 51 | 74 |
Suresh Raina | 66 | 58 |
MS Dhoni | 85 | 52 |
Shikhar Dhawan | 66 | 50 |
Shreyas Iyer | 47 | 44 |
Key Stats
1: Over 190 boundary sixes have been struck by the current Indian skipper, Rohit Sharma, in the shortest format of the game. This is not just the most for any Indian batter, but it is also the most in overall T20Is. Martin Guptill of New Zealand comes in next with 173 maximums in the format. Rohit has scored 3970+ runs, is just behind Virat Kohli in terms of run tally, and has the joint most number of T20I centuries (5).
3: The number of Indian batters to have scored 100 or more sixes in the T20I format. Apart from Rohit, Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli have breached the mark for India. If we take overall stats, there have been 17 players who have hit 100 or more sixes in T20Is. KL Rahul (99) is just one shy away from reaching this elite milestone.
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171.55: The highest batting strike rate in T20I by an Indian batter (min. 500 runs) is 171.55, and it is held by Suryakumar Yadav, who has accumulated 2140+ runs at an average of 45.55 with 4 centuries. (Check out Suryakumar Yadav’s T20I centuries list here.)
9: The number of Indian batters to have hit 50 or more sixes in T20Is, and over 55 Indian batters have struck at least a single six in their respective international T20 careers for India.