Cricket is some time become entertainer for the crowed specially when players start punching big shots in the match. Shahid Afridi is one of those cricketers who set the trend of sixes in international format. He is leading the list of most sixes, Afridi hit (351) sixes. Sanath Jayasuriya, Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers among the top players who scored more 200 sixes in ODI matches. Checkout all the details of cricketers who set most sixes record.
Players | Sixes | Matches | Country |
Shahid AfridiĀ | 351 | 398 | Pakistan |
Sanath Jayasuriya | 270 | 445 | Sri Lanka |
Chris Gayle | 252 | 273 | West Indies |
MS Dhoni | 213 | 309 | India |
AB de Villers | 202 | 225 | South Africa |
Brendon McCullum | 200 | 260 | New Zealand |
Sachin Tendulkar | 195 | 463 | India |
Sourav Ganguly | 190 | 311 | India |
Rickey Ponting | 162 | 375 | Australia |
Yuvraj Singh | 155 | 304 | India |
Chris Cairns | 153 | 215 | New Zealand |
Rohit Sharama | 150 | 171 | India |
Eion Morgan | 149 | 190 | England |
Adam Gilchrist | 149 | 287 | Australia |
Inzamam-ul-Haq | 148 | 378 | Pakistan |
Martin Guptail | 138 | 149 | New Zealand |
Jacques Kallis | 137 | 328 | South Africa |
Virender Sehwag | 136 | 251 | India |
Brain Lara | 113 | 299 | West Indies |
#1: Shahid Afridi: 351 Sixes: 398 Matches: All-rounder:
Shahid Afridi well known for his hard hitting in cricket. He just need few balls to enter in (30 runs). Afridi hit maximum nuber of International cricket and his few sixes become memorable such as (Winning six) against India in Asia Cup match.
#2: Sanath Jayasuriya: 271 Sixes: 445 Matches: All-rounder:
Sanath Jayasuriya is one of the best Sri Lanka batsman who can turn the match at any moment. The left handed batsman set some great records with his batting performance one of them 271 sixes as left handed player.
#3: Chris Gayle: 252 Sixes: 273 Matches: All-rounder:
Chris Gayle start taking chances in the first 2-3 overs, then he scored runs in short time. He only manage to hit hard the ball. Bowlers worldwide well known how hard he can hit the ball. In his ODI career Gayle scored 1500 runs with 252 sixes.