IPL 2021: Top 5 contenders to break the record of the longest six
The record for the longest hit has been undisputed ever since the inaugural edition of the league when Albie Morkel smoked Pragyan Ojha over long-on for a gigantic 125 meters.
MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings)
Speak of the devil, the devil is here. Speak of sixes, Dhoni’s here. Having entertained the masses with his ruthless hitting ever since he was the long-haired bludgeoner, there is no one to stop him once he gets into his zone even today. With a robust physique and an immensely powerful bottom-hand, hitting sixes has never been tall ask for MSD, who has slammed 216 sixes in his 204-match IPL career.
From the helicopter shot to his trademark stand-and-deliver strikes, he has a repertoire of his own when it comes to sending the ball out of the park, and no wonder, he has smashed the most iconic, most remarkable hits in the game. Who can, after all, forget the towering hit against Nuwan Kulasekara on that night in Mumbai?
Arguably one of the finest finishers in the sport of cricket, Dhoni has scored more runs in the IPL while batting at number 5 than anyone else (1928). He has slammed 34 and 49 sixes in the IPL in over number 18 and 20, respectively: the most for any batsman in the history of the league. MSD’s longest hit – a 115-meter six – in the IPL came in 2009. If he could connect one from the sweet spot, there is no distance that he cannot send the ball travelling.
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