We have many cricketers who can hit huge sixes merely by standing at the crease, but some cricketers hit sixes so beautifully that the spectators just want to see that shot repeatedly. Since the introduction of the T20 format, which has transformed cricket, the number of sixes has grown in contests. We have so many T20 formats which are hugely popular across the world now, like the Indian Premier League (IPL), Big Bash League (BBL), Caribbean Premier League (CPL), etc. Let's discuss the top 10 cricketers who can easily hit huge sixes.
1. Chris Gayle
Universal boss and giant man of the West Indies, Chris Gayle, is a player who is famous for hitting huge sixes in every T20 league. Gayle holds several cricketing records, including hitting 1000 sixes in T20 cricket. He has hit a lot of big sixes, but his best is 119m in IPL 2013.
2. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
The captain cool, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has made many unbelievable records in his cricketing career, some in captaincy and others in batting. He is also one of those players who can generate enough energy to hit the ball out of the ground. We all love helicopter shots, and MSD's longest six is 112m.
3. Shahid Afridi
Has Boom Boom Afridi hit the longest six of 158m? It's still a controversy which many people believe, and many do not, and it's also not recorded in ICC's records. But we all know that Afridi was famous for hitting sixes whenever his team needed them, and he had shot many long-distance sixes of over 100m. He holds the record for most sixes, with 351 in ODIs.
4. AB De Villiers
Mr. 360 is a man who has shown the world how to play different shots easily. One of the top players on the South Africa team, AB de Villiers, has all-around abilities and is one of those unpredictable cricketers who can change the game whenever they want. One of the most dangerous batsmen in the IPL, AB de Villiers, has smashed a 111m long six in IPL 2018. He is ranked second in hitting the most sixes in an ODI inning, with 16 sixes in a match.
5. Eoin Morgan
Eoin Morgan, the current captain of the England ODI cricket team, in his captaincy, the England team won the first-ever ODI world cup for England in 2019, defeating New Zealand. Eoin Morgan has many other records. As a captain, he tops in hitting 328 sixes. Eoin Morgan holds the record for the most sixes in an ODI with 17 in 2019.
6. Yuvraj Singh
No one may still believe that hitting six sixes in an over is possible or not. Nonetheless, this record goes to our Indians. One of the best left-handed batters, Yuvraj Singh, hit six sixes in the 2007 T20World Cup against England bowler Stuart Broad. His longest six is 119 meters.
7. Martin Guptill
The New Zealand opener and the only New Zealand player to score a double century in ODI, Guptill is famous for hitting perfect straight sixes and holds the record for hitting the most sixes in T20s. Martin Guptill's highest six is 127 meters, which even the finest hitters find challenging to hit.
8. Glenn Maxwell
Maxwell is also very popular for hitting unique shots. Glenn Maxwell is one of the players in the IPL who any team would want to buy just for his ability to knock sixes. Maxwell has been auctioned for more than ten crores of INR several times. This Australian batsman is very famous in the IPL for throwing the ground ball by playing unique shots. His longest six in the distance is 105 meters.
9. Rohit Sharma
The Indian team's current opener, Rohit Sharma, is the only cricketer who has scored three double centuries in an ODI. He holds the first position on the list of the most sixes in the Indian international cricket team. Cricketers like Virat Kohli have also said that watching Rohit Sharma bat is a great experience, and he is a player who can hit sixes easily.
10. Sanath Jayasuriya
One of the best openers of all time, and the Sri Lankan team's best batsman, Sanath Jayasuriya, was a hazardous player to bowlers worldwide. Jayasuriya scored huge runs and is the only Sri Lankan in the top 10 list of most sixes in ODI.
