Top 10 longest sixes in International Cricket

Cricket has over the years been regarded as a gentleman’s game, where finesse and technique are at the epitome when it comes to the batsmen. Technically gifted and crafty players have been held in high regards and there have been many instances where six-hitting has been attributed to an act of exhibition of brute force by a player.

While it does take some arm strength to hit the ball into the stands, it is a combination of power, technique and timing that takes a hit from being just another six to become a shot that is remembered for years to come. In a game of cricket, as important it is to take singles, rotate the strike and make sure that the scoreboard keeps ticking, sometimes it is that one six that differentiates between the team that ends up on the winning side and the one that loses.

And, there are only a select few players who have the capability to hit the ball sailing into the stands for a memorable maximum at will. So, here we will have a look at the 10 such players whose hits surpassed every other ever in the history of international cricket in terms of the distance it travelled

Here is the list of 10 longest sixes in international cricket History: 

10. Chris Gayle - West Indies vs India, 2010 T20I – 116 m

Chris Gayle, T20 cricket and sixes are three words that have been synonymous to each other since the day the ‘Universe Boss’ has set foot on the field in a T20 match. And, while famous for his exploits in franchise cricket among the fans, Gayle has also served the West Indies team well in T20 Internationals in time that he spent with them.

It was during the World T20 game of his team against India that Gayle decided to take the ball for a toss and hit delivery by Yusuf Pathan for a distance that was recorded to be 116 metres.

Gayle would have wanted to hit the ball even further and it would be of no surprise to anyone if he does the next time he takes the field with the bat in hand in a game of international cricket.