Who is the most sixes in the world?

Chris Gayle - 553 sixes
Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle
Christopher Henry Gayle, OD (born 21 September 1979) is a Jamaican cricketer who has been playing international cricket for the West Indies since 1999.
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holds the record for the most number of sixes in international cricket with 553 from 483 matches across all three formats.
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Who is the Sixer King?

Chris Gayle

'The Universe Boss', also the Sixer King is arguably one of the explosive batters the game of cricket has ever witnessed. The southpaw played with the only mindset in all three formats of the game and only believed in destroying the bowling line-ups. In a total of 483 matches, Gayle has smashed 553 sixes.
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Who has hit most sixes in ODI?

Former Pakistan cricket team captain Shahid Afridi holds the record for hitting the most sixes in the ODIs with 351 sixes.
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Who is highest six in cricket?

Shahid Afridi | 153 meters long six against South Africa, 2013. The longest six in cricket history was smashed by former cricketer and captain of Pakistan, Shahid Afridi.
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Who hit most sixes in T20?

Often regarded as the greatest T20 batsman in history, the Chris Gayle has clobbered 1056 sixes in just 463 matches and has amassed a staggering 14,562 runs at an average of 36.22 and strike rate of 144.75.
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Most Sixes in Cricket History (1975-2022)



Who has the most six as a captain?

Most Sixes as ODI captain: Ricky Ponting leads the table.
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Who hit 6 sixes in an over list?

  • Malcolm Nash (v Garry Sobers - Nottinghamshire vs Glamorgan, 1968)
  • Tilak Raj (v Ravi Shastri - Mumbai v Baroda, 1985)
  • IN PHOTOS: Ravi Shastri's six sixes.
  • Robert Vance (v Lee Germon/Roger Ford - Wellington v Canterbury, 1990)
  • Daan van Bunge (v Daan van Bunge - South Africa v the Netherlands, 2007)
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What is the longest 6 ever hit?

The official record for the longest six in cricket history belongs to Australia's Brett Lee, who crossed the rope by some 130-135 meters. This came against the West Indies in 2005 in a Test match at the Gabba.
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Who hit first six in the world?

The first six in international cricket was hit by Australian batsman Joe Darling in 1898, almost 21 years after the first Test was played. Back then, a six had to be hit out of the ground as hits over the boundary counted as five.
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Who is worlds fastest bowler?

Shoaib Akhtar - 161.3kmph (100.2mph) | Pakistan vs England, 2003. Nicknamed the Rawalpindi Express, Shoaib Akhtar bowled the fastest delivery in cricket - 161.3 km/h (100.2 mph) - in a One-Day International (ODI) game against England during the 2003 Cricket World Cup at Cape Town in South Africa.
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Who is Sixer King in ODI?

Former Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi has smashed the most sixes in ODIs, 351 sixes in 398 ODI matches. Afridi served Pakistan for 19 long years (1995-2015). With an average of 23.57, Shahid has made 8064 runs.
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Who hit 6 fours in an over?

In 2004 against England, West Indies legend Chris Gayle became the first batter to smash six-consecutive fours in an over in Tests.
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Who hit 6 sixes first?

Yuvraj Singh became the second batter, after Herschelle Gibbs, to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket. The occasion was the World T20 encounter against England, the venue Kingsmead, Durban, and the bowler under the withering onslaught was Stuart Broad.
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Who is T20 King?

Virat Kohli is the leading run scorer in T20 Internationals, with 4,008 runs.
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Who is fastest 100 in ODI?

AB de Villiers holds the record for scoring the fastest century in ODI cricket, reaching the milestone in just 31 balls against the West Indies in the second match of West Indies' tour of South Africa in 2015.
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Who hit 7 sixes in one over?

India batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad has created a huge List A cricket record by slamming 7 sixes in an over. Gaikwad did the same in the Vijay Hazare Trophy quarter-final clash on Monday.
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Who Hit Highest meter six?

Bret Lee- 143m six vs West Indies, 2005

The answer is, that the official record of hitting the biggest six in cricket history is booked for Bret lee. Australia was facing the bowling attack of the West Indies at Gabba in a test match in 2005 when Lee cleared the ball off the ground.
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Who is No 1 power hitter in the world?

Virat Kohli is called the king of cricket by his fans. Moreover, he has become the most consistent all-format accumulator by playing proper cricket shots and not just power-hitting.
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Who hit the shortest six?

Who hit the shortest six? Answer:Rashid Latif has the honor of smashing the smallest six of Cricket History. There are many who are known for big and gigantic sixes but no one has done that miracle. The Pakistani former captain and wicket keeper batsman surprised everyone with taking six runs against Sri Lanka.
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Who hit a six in the fastest ball?

Shoaib Akhtar - 161.3kmph (100.2mph) | Pakistan vs England, 2003. Nicknamed the Rawalpindi Express, Shoaib Akhtar bowled the fastest delivery in cricket - 161.3 km/h (100.2 mph) - in a One-Day International (ODI) game against England during the 2003 Cricket World Cup at Cape Town in South Africa.
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Who hit 5 sixes in an over?

The first player to accomplish this feat was the explosive Chris Gayle who did it while playing for RCB in IPL 2011. The Universe Boss had scored 37 runs off the over of Kerala pacer Prasanth Parameswaran. Repeating the heroics of Gayle is not an easy task but Ravindra Jadeja certainly did it in style on Sunday.
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Who hit 8 sixes in an over?

Lee Germon hits 8 sixes in one over most expensive over in cricket history the bowler gave 77 runs. Lee Germon records 8 Sixes in an over: Ruturaj Gaikwad hit 7 sixes in an over against Uttar Pradesh in the quarter finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
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Has anyone taken 6 wickets in 6 balls?

Bowler produces 'perfect over' with 6 wickets in 6 balls. In a rare instance, a bowler named Aled Carey produced the 'perfect over' by taking six wickets in six balls while playing club cricket in Australia.
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Who hit 6 fours in 6 balls?

#1 Sandeep Patil (IND) vs England (1982, Manchester)

The stylish middle-order batter was the first ever batter to achieve the feat of hitting 6 fours in an over. Patil did it in Test cricket when cricket did not have too many power hitters helped by modern equipment.
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