Top 10 Indian Batsmen with Most International Sixes

Published on: Oct 10, 2022 11:42 am IST|Updated on: Apr 19, 2023 5:02 pm IST

Top 10 Indian Batsmen with Most Sixes in International Cricket

India has been been a batting powerhouse. Over the years the team had seen various stalwarts donning the Indian attire. The likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid and many more have taken Indian to greater heights.

Indian Batsmen with Most International SIXES

India’s current skipper Rohit Sharma is the Indian Batsmen with Most Sixes in International Cricket. The opening batter, who is known as Hitman, has so far smashed 492 sixes in 420 matches. He’s also the second highest six hitter in the international cricket. With the pace he’s scoring runs, the number is only expected to rise. Also he has scored 16,250 runs.

Player

Matches

Sixes

Runs

1. Rohit Sharma 420 492 16250
2. MS Dhoni 538 359 17266
3. Sachin Tendulkar 664 264 34357
4. Virat Kohli 473 258 24130
5. Yuvraj Singh 402 251 11778
6. Sourav Ganguly 424 247 18575
7. Virender Sehwag 374 243 17253
8. Suresh Raina 322 182 7988
9. KL Rahul 154 147 6349
10. Shikhar Dhawan 261 139 10725

Former Indian skipper MS Dhoni has the second most sixes by Indian Batsmen in international cricket with a tally of 359 sixes to his name from 538 matches. The wicketkeeper was known for his finishing ability and batting lower down the order he scored 17266 runs.

The next on the list of Indian Batsmen with Most Sixes in International Cricket is Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli with 264 and 258 sixes respectively. Both Tendulkar and Kohli are considered as the best batters to have played for India with a tally of 34357 and 24130 runs respectively.

The Southpaws Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh are next on the list of most sixes by Indian Batsmen with 258 and 251 sixes to their name from 473 and 402 matches respectively. While Yuvraj scored 11178 runs in his career, Ganguly has 18757 runs to his name.

Virender Sehwag and Suresh Raina sits 7th and 8th on the list of most sixes by Indian Batsmen in international cricket with 243 and 182 sixes to their name from 374 and 322 matches respectively. Both also has been significant contributor in the Indian cricket with 17253 and 7988 runs to their name respectively.

KL Rahul is the ninth highest six hitter for India with 147 maximums to his name from 154 matches. He has scored 6349 runs so far and the number is expected to raise. The last on the list of Indian Batsmen with Most Sixes in International Cricket is Shikhar Dhawan with 139 sixes from 261* matches. The southpaw is going strong at the moment and is expected to add to his tally of 10725 runs.

Who has hit the most sixes in international cricket?

Chris Gayle holds the record of most International sixes, hitting 553 sixes in 483 matches – 331 in ODIs, 124 in T20Is, and 98 in Test.

Who has hit the most sixes in ODI cricket history?

Shahid Afridi holds the record of most International sixes in ODI cricket with 351 sixes in 398 ODIs.

 

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