Top 10 Batsmen fastest to 100 sixes in ODIs

Top 10 Batsmen fastest to 100 sixes in ODIs: It’s always a good sight to see a batsman with perfect technique stroking the ball with elegance into the gaps and scoring runs with utmost ease. However, in the ODI format of the game, the batsmen cannot afford to be calm and patient. Apart from these near perfect batsmen, the team needs individuals who can come in and change the face of scoreboard within no time with their mighty abilities to hit sixes. Here are the Top 10 Batsmen fastest to 100 sixes in ODIs (By Innings): 10. AB de Villiers (South Africa) – 149 innings: AB de Villiers. (Photo Source: Twitter) AB de Villiers is regarded as the most complete modern day batsmen. With an ability to hit the bowl anywhere round the ground, makes him a threat for any opposition by default. This athletic South African, with a perfectly unorthodox technique, makes utmost use of the crease to hit humongous sixes. His way of hitting sixes humiliates the bowlers. It took AB 149 innings to whack 100 sixes in the 50 overs format. Also Read – Top 6 Players with most sixes as winning shots in ODIs 9. Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) – 142 innings: Brendon McCullum. (© Getty Images) Brendon McCullum is to New Zealand what Virender Sehwag was to India. He is an aggressor who likes to hit big shots and is good across all formats. McCullum has batted for the Kiwis at all positions from opening the innings to number 7. McCullum surpassed 100 sixes in ODIs in 142 innings. 8. Rohit Sharma (India) – 138 innings: Rohit Sharma. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Rohit Sharma has been a different batsman altogether since he was promoted to the opening position. He looks himself batting at the top and loves to take the time to get his eyes set and once is there demolishes the opposition with his shots. Batsmen use all their might to hit sixes and then there is Rohit who parks the ball out of the park superb flow and amazing timing. It took him 138 innings to get to the 100 ODI sixes mark. He is also the joint record holder for being the batsman with most sixes in an innings in ODI cricket. 7. Shane Watson (Australia) – 135 innings: Shane Watson. (© Getty Images) Shane Watson started out as the fast bowler but soon transformed himself into a reliable batsman for Australia. Watson cannot be classified as an out and out smasher of the ball but he has the ability to make the ball disappear out of the sight once he is set at the crease. The Australian all-rounder took 135 innings to reach 100 ODI sixes. 7. Eoin Morgan (England/Ireland) – 135 innings: Eoin Morgan. (© Getty Images) Eoin Morgan is yet another unorthodox batsman in this list. He is an electric batsman who has the ability to boost up the run rate within no time. Morgan is very versatile and can bat at various positions in the batting order. He is equally good at playing the cheeky sweeps and reverse sweeps and if situation demands can slog the ball out for a maximum as well. Eoin Morgan required 135 innings to reach 100 sixes in ODIs and is the 6th fastest batsman to do so. 6. Chris Cairns (New Zealand) – 128 innings: Chris Cairns. (Photo Source: Photosport) Charis cairns was a star for New Zealand with the bat. He was a destructive batsman who could hit mighty sixes straight down the ground. During his prime, he could hit the best bowlers in the business outside the stadiums and demoralise the opposition. Cairns who is also among the top New Zealanders with most sixes in ODIs took 128 innings to hit 100 sixes in One Day International cricket. 5. Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) – 126 innings: Shahid Afridi. (© Getty Images) Shahid Afridi never hit them, he just thrashed the ball into the crowds. Afridi has been Pakistan’s destroyer-in-chief. Many young batsmen with similar reputation have come into the team but none has been as effective and devastating as Afridi. Fans aptly call him ‘Boom Boom.’ Afridi took 126 innings to register 100 sixes to his name in ODI cricket. 5. Viv Richards (West Indies) – 126 innings: Sir Viv Richards. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Viv Richards and his batting was all about swagger and dominance. He feared none and never allowed any bowler to intimidate him, and scored freely against all oppositions. He faced almost no trouble dispatching the ball over the boundary line against the best bowlers of his time. Richards needed only 126 innings to reach 100 sixes which is not surprising at all. 4. MS Dhoni (India) – 123 innings: MS Dhoni. (Photo Source: BCCI) This charismatic cricketer’s mere appearance at the batting crease brings hopes into the eyes of billions of Indian fans. India has had several batsmen who have been aggressive and were known for their quick scoring abilities. However, MS Dhoni is one of his kind. He can neither be classified as a mere slogger nor a classy player. He has the ability to anchor the innings and at the same time can launch big sixes to push the opposition on the back foot. Dhoni took only 123 innings to hit 100 sixes in ODIs. 3. Martin Guptill (New Zealand) – 120 innings: Martin Guptill. (Photo Source: Twitter) The opening batsman from New Zealand, Martin Guptill has been the consistent performer in the 50-overs format. Guptill also holds the record of only NZ batsman to score a double ton in ODIs. The Black Caps opener has also scored the century on his ODI debut and became the first New Zealander to do so. Martin Guptill has surpassed the 100 sixes mark in ODIs in 120 innings, the third fastest by any player. 2. Ross Taylor (New Zealand) – 116 innings: Ross Taylor. (Photo Source: AFP) Ross Taylor is capable of taking up the challenge to the best bowling attacks. Taylor may look like a very humble and pleasing personality. But, it would be a misconception for all those who think of that way when he is out with a bat. Taylor is an aggressive top order batsman who can unpredictably hammer sixes during any stage of the game. He is the 2nd fastest to reach the mark of 100 sixes in ODIs as he completed the record in 116 innings. 1. Kieron Pollard (West Indies) – 86 innings: West Indie’s Kieron Pollard hits a six during a One-day International (ODI) cricket match between the West Indies and South Africa. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images) Kieron Pollard is just another entertainer in the Caribbean team. His lusty blows are enough to challenge any target and to chase down for his team. Pollard is capable of clearing most of the grounds. The big hitting Windies player is the fastest when it comes to reaching the mark of 100 sixes in ODIs as he completed the record in just 86 innings. Also Read – Top 10 Batsmen with most sixes in ODI cricket (All Stats Updated Till 8th June 2016)

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Top 10 Batsmen fastest to 100 sixes in ODIs

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