Top 10 Players With Most Sixes in International Cricket

Top 10 Players With Most Sixes in International Cricket: In the air, and into the stands’- Perhaps these are the words which adds to the spice of Cricket. Yes, we are talking about the big hits, the sixes. With the evolution of the shortest formats of the game, the frequency of such big hits have increased to a considerable extent. This is perhaps another reason why even the highest of the scores look small. Throughout the years, we have seen a number of big hitters of the ball, who not only thrashed the ball but also did it at a consistent basis. In order to grasp an idea of the masters of those craftsmen, let us look at the Top 10 Players With Most Sixes in International Cricket: 10 – Sourav Ganguly (India) 247: Sourav Ganguly. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Sourav Chandidas Ganguly was known for his unique style of stepping down the ground against the bowlers, especially the left arm spinners, and smack the ball out of the park through the long on or deep mid-wicket region. His sixes were so big that seldom the ball landed in the parking area outside the stadium. Also, as an interesting fact, after stepping down the crease, he chanted ‘Bapi Bari Jaa!!’ and hit the sixes. Also Read – Top 10 most sixes in Test cricket by a player 9.Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 254: Jacques Kallis. (Photo Source: Associated Press) The former South African all-rounder has been perhaps one of the most gifted all-rounders the cricketing world has ever seen. Kallis was also a smacking hitter of the ball and managed to clear the grounds comfortably. Also, Kallis coped up decently well to the T20 format and contributed brilliantly for his team. He thus stands with 254 sixes in his international career. 8 – Adam Gilchrist (Australia) 262: Adam Gilchrist. (©Getty Images) The former Australian, revolutionized the concept of wicket keeper batsman in the team. He used to open the innings for Australia in the shorter versions of the game and managed to smack the ball all around the park with acute ease. Gilly happened to be the nightmare for even the best of the bowlers during his days of cricket. 7 – Sachin Tendulkar (India) 264: Sachin Tendulkar. (Photo Source: Getty Images) It would have been unfair if there happens to be record for the batsmen and the name of Sachin Tendulkar is not present in it. The Master Blaster, the Master of over 34000 international runs, with 100 international centuries was once known for his blistering instincts in the game. In fact, Sachin has played a number of such aggressive innings and managed to hit sixes with sheer ease and they total up to 264. VIDEO – Watch: Sachin Tendulkar play a Superb Helicopter Shot in 2002! 6 – AB de Villiers (South Africa) 292: AB de Villiers. (© PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/Getty Images) The current South African ODI Skipper, One of the most consistent batsman in the world today makes his name into the list. Abd is a brilliant player and he is pretty much flexible with his batting too, capable of switching from defensive to aggressive and vice versa in almost no time. One of the leading run scorers for South Africa happens to be in this chart with 292 sixes. 5 – MS Dhoni (India) 304: MS Dhoni. (© Getty Images) The Indian skipper of the shorter versions of the game also makes his name into the list. Dhoni, during his initial days of his cricketing career was a blistering batsman in the middle order and scored the bulk of the runs at an intensified pace. Due to his development as a mature and responsible batsman, his strike rate and aggressive instinct has faced a dip. Still the master of the Helicopter Shot stands tall with 304 sixes, with a bulk of those being over 100meters in distance. 4 – Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 352: Sanath Jayasuriya. (Photo Source : AFP) The former left handed opening batsman of Sri Lanka makes his name into the list. Jayasuriya was perhaps the revolutionary batsman who pointed out to the cricketing world about how you are supposed to take advantage of the powerplay overs. In fact, this Sri Lankan opener has maintained a career strike rate of over 81 in international cricket and has hit 352 sixes. 3 – Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 398: Brendon McCullum. (© Getty Images) The sensational aggressive opening batsman of New Zealand makes his name third into the list. The kiwi star has hit a total of 398 sixes in his international career. He is also the player who maintained a strike rate of 180 in the World Cup. Aggressive instincts in him are catalytic to such a high frequency of sixes and thus he has progressed so far. 2 – Chris Gayle (West Indies) 434: Chris Gayle. (Photo Source: AFP) The big Jamaican is bound to feature in this list. The man, capable of destroying the opposition in a single-handed fashion, possesses the distinct qualities to smash the balls out of the park with sheer ease. In fact, Gayle also holds the record for the most number of sixes in a single innings with 16 sixes in the World Cup match against Zimbabwe in 2015 where he went on to score 215 runs. 1 – Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) 476: Boom Boom Shahid Afridi. (© Getty Images) ‘Boom Boom’ Afridi makes his name at the peak of this list by his intensified capabilities to smack the ball. He has been perhaps one of the most fearless cricketers in all forms of the game. Also, Afridi held the record for the fastest century in ODIs for as many as over 15 years when it was finally broken by Corey Anderson (Now Ab de Villiers). The present T20 skipper of Pakistan has struck a total of 476 sixes in International Cricket which is simply tremendous to say the least. Also Read – Top 10 Batsmen with most sixes in ODIs (All Stats Updated Till 28th August, 2016)