10 Cricketers With Most Sixes in IPL
5. Suresh Raina
The aggressive left handed ‘Chinna Thala’ of IPL, Suresh Raina has 194 sixes in his account. He was bought by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for a whopping amount of INR 2.6 Crores in the inaugural edition. He was part of the same franchise till the date, except during CSK’s 2 year ban. He is the second most run scorer in IPL after Virat Kohli with 5368 runs.
Matches: 193
Runs: 5368
Strike Rate: 137.14
Average: 33.34
Fours: 493
Sixes: 194
4. Rohit Sharma
Mumbai Indians skipper, Rohit Sharma, better known as ‘Hit Man‘ has 194 sixes from 188 IPL matches. He has won 3 titles for Mumbai Indians as a skipper and a title for Deccan Chargers in 2009 as vice captain. In IPL 2015 finals, he played a crucial knock of 50 from 26 balls and helped team to lift the championship. He was awarded man of the match for the same performance.
Matches: 188
Runs: 4898
Strike Rate: 130.82
Average: 31.60
Fours: 431
Sixes: 194
3. MS Dhoni
Former Indian skipper, MS Dhoni stands 3rd in the list with 209 sixes. He is the Indian player with most sixes in IPL. He has scored 4432 runs from 190 matches at an average of 42.20. He is the only captain of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) from the first edition of IPL. He was bought for a massive amount of INR 15 Crores for the first season of IPL which made him expensive player in IPL that year.
Matches: 190
Runs: 4432
Strike Rate: 137.85
Average: 42.20
Fours: 297
Sixes: 209
2. Ab De Villiers
Abraham Benjamin De Villiers, popularly known as Ab De Villiers has 212 sixes from 154 IPL matches. He was part of Delhi Daredevils in first 3 editions of the league. Currently, he is one of the reliable batsman of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). He was bought for a whopping amount of INR 5 Crores in 2011 and hasn’t released yet.
Matches: 154
Runs: 4395
Strike Rate: 151.23
Average: 39.95
Fours: 357
Sixes: 212
1. Chris Gayle
All time voracious batsman of IPL, Chris Gayle tops the list with 326 sixes. He made his IPL debut for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2008. Currently, he plays for Kings XI Punjab in the league. He has scored 4484 runs at an average of 41.13.
Matches: 125
Runs: 4484
Strike Rate: 151.02
Average: 41.13
Fours: 369
Sixes: 326
And that’s all about 10 Cricketers With Most Sixes in IPL.
