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Most Sixes In T20 World Cup History
Smashing sixes in the T20 format is a must nowadays, considering the high-scoring nature of the game. Teams need to score as many runs as possible in their allotted twenty overs to stay ahead in the game or to chase a massive score. Hitting a six is not about the power always, one needs to time the ball precisely to send it miles. There have been batsmen like Chris Gayle, AB De Villiers, Shahid Afridi, MS Dhoni, and Glenn Maxwell who have used power to hit a maximum, on the other side batters like Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli, Mahela Jayawardene have creamed sixes just by timing the ball well. The T20 World Cup 2024 is around the corner, let’s go through the batsmen with the most sixes in the T20 World Cup history.
Former Caribbean opening batsman Chris Gayle tops the chart of most sixes in the T20 World Cup history. From 2007 to 2021, the Southpaw participated in every edition of the event and scored 965 runs in 31 innings, including 63 sixes. His monstrous power enabled him to dominate the bowlers from the first ball and remove their confidence to hit soaring sixes. Gayle won two T20 World Cups with the West Indies in 2012 and 2016.
Swashbuckling Indian batter Rohit Sharma has hit 35 sixes in 39 outings, the 2nd most sixes in the T20 World Cup. No one comes close to Rohit when it’s about hitting big over boundaries with timing. The Mumbaikar has 963 runs at a decent average of 34.39 in his name in the marquee event. Most of Sharma’s sixes came off his signature pull shot regardless of the bowler’s reputation.
The skipper who led England in the 2022 T20 WC triumph, jos Buttles comes third in terms of bashing the most sixes in the T20 World Cup with 33 sixes in 27 games. Buttler possesses a wonderful technique, helping him to take the bowlers to the cleaners with a combination of power and timing. He averages an impressive 42.05 and strikes at a stunning rate of 144.48 in the T20 extravaganza.
List of Most Sixes in T20 World Cup
- Chris Gayle (WI)- 63 sixes, 31 inn
- Rohit Sharma (IND)- 35 sixes, 36 inn
- Jos Buttler (ENG)- 33 sixes, 27 inn
- Yuvraj Singh (IND)- 33 sixes, 28 inn
- Shane Watson (AUS)- 31 sixes, 22 inn
- David Warner (AUS)- 31 sixes, 34 inn
- AB De Villiers (SA)- 30 sixes, 29 inn
- Virat Kohli (IND)- 28 sixes, 25 inn
- Dwayne Bravo (WI)- 25 sixes, 30 inn
- Mahela Jayawardene (SL)- 25 sixes, 31 inn
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