The Infotainment of Cricket with CricTracker App
The Infotainment of Cricket with CricTracker App
The T20 game has been the most sought-after format in cricket ever since 2005 and the Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the most famous and watched leagues among the franchise competitions played around the globe. While there are a lot of facets that contribute to the success of T20, six-hitting is arguably the most crucial facet that contributes to the popularity of the format.
In this article, we will see the players who have smashed the most sixes in the Indian Premier League. Chris Gayle, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and AB de Villiers are among the players who have smashed the most number of sixes in the history of the Indian T20 League.
Chris Gayle has hit a whopping 357 sixes which are the most among all the players to have played in IPL history.
| SL no | Player | Inns | 6s |
| 1 | Chris Gayle | 141 | 357 |
| 2 | Rohit Sharma | 250 | 276 |
| 3 | Virat Kohli | 241 | 264 |
| 4 | AB de Villiers | 170 | 251 |
| 5 | MS Dhoni | 227 | 248 |
| 6 | David Warner | 183 | 236 |
| 7 | Kieron Pollard | 171 | 223 |
| 8 | Andre Russell | 104 | 207 |
| 9 | Sanju Samson | 159 | 205 |
| 10 | Suresh Raina | 200 | 203 |
*Last Update on 23rd April, 2024
The T20 format was introduced mostly for the entertainment of fans and given the short duration of the innings, the batters try and hit a lot of sixes. Among the players to hit most sixes in the history of IPL, iconic players AB de Villiers, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli are at the top among Indians with 251, 248 and 264 sixes respectively. Chris Gayle and Rohit Sharma are at the top of the pile having smacked 357 and 276 sixes in IPL history, respectively.
Heinrich Klaasen is in great form at the moment and has hit the most sixes, 26, so far in IPL 2024.
| No | Player | Team | 6s | Inns |
| 1 | Heinrich Klaasen | SRH | 26 | 7 |
| 2 | Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 24 | 7 |
| 3 | Shivam Dubey | CSK | 22 | 8 |
| 4 | Sunil Narine | KKR | 20 | 7 |
| 5 | Riyan Parag | RR | 20 | 7 |
| 6 | Nicholas Pooran | LSG | 20 | 7 |
| 7 | Dinesh Karthik | RCB | 19 | 7 |
| 8 | Rohit Sharma | MI | 18 | 8 |
| 9 | Travis Head | SRH | 18 | 6 |
| 10 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 16 | 8 |
*Last Updated on 11th May 2024
Also Check: Most Sixes in IPL 2024 List