Top 10 Batsmen with most sixes in T20Is

Top 10 Batsmen with most sixes in T20Is: Twenty20 is a format of showering sixes, this fast based shorter format is an entertainer for sure. With the availability of new formed and evolved bats it gives the batsmen an added advantage to hit it big and out of the park. All said and done however easy it may look six hitting takes a lot of power, timing and perfection. Let’s have a look at the Top 10 Batsmen with most sixes in T20Is: 10. JP Duminy – 52 Sixes: (Photo Source: BCCI) Jean Paul Duminy is at number nine. Duminy has been South Africa’s most trusted all-rounder for a good span of time. The southpaw, who plays the role of a finisher in the explosive Proteas batting order, usually gets to bat during the death overs and performs his duties perfectly most of the time. Duminy has the ability to clear the boundary ropes pretty easily and has hit 52 sixes in 68 T20Is so far in his career. Also Read – Top 10 Players With Most Sixes in International Cricket 9. Umar Akmal – 53 Sixes: Umar Akmal. (Photo Source: AFP) Umar Akmal is one of the batting mainstays of the Pakistan middle-order. Akmal has slowly become a consistent run maker in the shortest version of the game. He isn’t a reckless batsman who goes berserk at the bowlers. He depends on timing the ball rather than slogging to hit the maximums. Akmal has played 76 T20Is and has hit 53 sixes in his career to take the last place in the list. 8. Eoin Morgan- 57 Sixes: Eoin Morgan. (© Getty Images) The current English Skipper Eoin Morgan is placed at the tenth spot, his cool temperament makes him a good leader. While his patience and ability to play the power shots lower down the order makes him a great finisher. Morgan has an array of shots in his scope and that gives him the edge to dispose even the better balls out of bounds for maximums. 7. Yuvraj Singh- 69 Sixes: Yuvraj Singh. (© Getty Images) One of the most flamboyant cricketer of modern era, Yuvraj Singh makes it to the fifth place in the list, this Indian all-rounder is class personified, relying purely upon timing his shots are filled with elegance and aggression, his six sixes in the T20 world cup 2007 was an example of his elegant hitting. Yuvraj will leave you in a trance with his easiness of scoring runs and hitting big shots. Also Read – Top 10 Most runs scored in an over in T20Is 6. Shahid Afridi- 69 sixes: (© INEKE ZONDAG/AFP/Getty Images) Boom Boom Afridi a name given by the spectators and fans to Shahid Afridi and an obvious one, as during his tenure he ruthlessly kept smashing the bowlers all round the park. Shahid Afridi was a sheer display of power hitting at its best, on his day he could rip apart any bowling attack in the world. 5. Martin Guptill- 69 Sixes: Martin Guptill. (Photo Source: Twitter) Guptill with 68 sixes makes his way to the seventh position in the list, this Black Caps opener is a combination of class and power. Guptill’s temperament of playing off the initial phase in an innings makes him a sensible batsman and the power to clear the ropes makes him brutal, and this overall makes him an essential player have in one’s side. 4. David Warner- 73 Sixes: David Warner. (© Getty Images) As they say good things comes in small packages, David Warner is a live example of it. The left-hander bags the fourth place with 73 sixes so far, although short in height Warner packs a punch and can play all the big shots which is there to be played, he is packed with power and energy. 3. Shane Watson- 79 Sixes: Shane Watson. (© Getty Images) With 70 sixes the Australian all-rounder makes his way to the third place on the list, he is an example of someone who owns both technique with muscle power. His ability to maneuver the ball with delicacy and at the same time use power to muscle the ball over the ropes makes him a must want player in the side. 2. Chris Gayle- 87 Sixes: Chris Gayle. (Photo Source: AFP) The big bloke from Jaimaica Gaylestrom is yet another mighty six hitter, he knows only one way to bat ‘see the ball hit the ball’. Gayle with 87 sixes rules the second place on the list, his ability to smack the ball to any part of the ground using nothing but brute force makes him a destructive batsman in any format of the game. 1. Brendon McCullum- 91 Sixes: Brendon McCullum. (© Getty Images) Leading the list with 91 sixes is the Black caps Skipper Brendon McCullum, sixes and McCullum go hand in hand. What makes him lethal is his hand-eye coordination and fast hands on the ball, this skills makes it difficult for the bowlers to contain him. Brendon McCullum doesn’t shy away in using his feet even against the faster bowlers, on his day he is a nightmare for the bowlers. Also Read – Top 10 Longest sixes in international Cricket (All Stats updated till 16th March, 2016)

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