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
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.
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