Cricketers always want to play in such a way that their game leaves a mark in cricket history and is remembered to everyone. When a cricketer is on the field to play, his primary focus is on helping the team win. Players want to make the highest runs with a minimum number of balls, and with this thought, they also set many records. Some records are on a different peak, which is hardly achieved with much effort. The most remarkable and impressive records are when a batsman knocks six sixes in one over. Every cricketer has dream of hitting six sixes once in their career. It is not easy to make this record, but some cricketers have achieved this incredible feat and proved that everything is possible in this world. In this article, we will delve into the stories of those remarkable top 10 cricketers who hit six sixes in one over and left a memorable mark in the history of cricket.
1. Sir Garfield Sobers
He is the most talented all-rounder player in cricket history. West Indian player made the record of hitting six sixes in an over on August 31, 1968, in the County Championship Tournament. He played as captain for Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan when he achieved this rare feat. He was the first player who set this incredible record. Till 17 years, no one was able to accomplish the Sober’s record.
2. Ravi Shastri
Ravi Shastri was the second player who achieved this record on January 19, 1985, in the Ranji Trophy at the Wankhede Stadium. After 17 years, another legendary player hit six sixes in one over. The Indian cricketer played for Bombay (Mumbai) against Baroda; he came out to bat in the 6th inning and smashed left-arm spinner Tilak Raj for 36 runs in six balls, equivalent to Gay Sober's record.
3. Herschelle Gibbs
He was the first cricketer to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket. He was a former South African cricketer who performed well against the Netherlands in the 2007 ICC ODI World Cup and added a record to a history book. He knocked leg-spinner Daan van Bunge to the ground and accomplished this feat in the 30th over of the match. Cricket lovers knows him for his destructive batting.
4. Yuvraj Singh
His sixes were one of the successful highlights of his career. He created history when he hit six sixes in an over. He became the first-ever T20I batter and the second batter in international cricket, after Herschelle Gibbs (ODI) one, who smashed six sixes against England in the ICC T20 World Cup 2007. He took Stuart Broad to the cleanser and hit him for six sixes in the 19th over of India innings.
5. Ross Whitley
The genuine and greatest batsman in England included in the list of hitting six in one over. He achieved this feat while playing for Worcestershire Rapids against Yorkshire Vikings in the T20 Blast 2017. He smashed off the bowling of left-arm spinner Karl Carver for 36 runs in an over. He was the only English batter to hit six sixes in a professional first-team game.
6. Hazartullah Zazai
He is a well-known cricketer in Afghanistan. He printed his name in the history book through his effort. He scored 36 runs in six balls against the Balkh Legends in the Afghanistan Premier League (T20) 2018. During that time, he played for Kabul Zwanan; however, his team did not win the match, but he tried best from his side and also achieved the record.
7. Leo Carter
The New Zealand player Leo Carter is famous for smashing six sixes in one over. He is the seventh player in the history of T20 cricket to achieve this feat against the Northern Knights in 2020. He has been part of New Zealand Super Smash competition and playing for the Canterbury Kings, where he hit six successive sixes. He smashed left-arm spinner Anton Devcich for 36 runs in the 16th over.
8. Kieron Pollard
Pollard is famous for his hard-hitting batting and match-winning knocks. He become the second player after Yuvraj Singh to achieve this feat with his explosive batting in an international T20I. The West Indies all-rounder smashed sixes in an over against Sri Lanka in March 2021. His performance was all the more incredible, given that bowler Akila Dananjaya becomes taken a hat-trick in the exact match. He saved his team from losing the match with his efforts and eventually, West Indies won the match.
9. Thisara Perera
He became the first Sri Lankan to hit six sixes in one over in any form of professional cricket and the ninth player to achieve this feat in the world. He carried out this record while captaining the Sri Lanka Army with an unbeaten 13-ball 52 in the Major Clubs Limited Over List A Tournament (2021). He batted at No. 5 with 20 balls left in their 41-over-a-side innings.
10. Jaskaran Malhotra
He was born in Chandigarh, located in India. He plays for a USA cricket team and also counted in the list of Six Sixes hitters in an over, during the second One-Day International (ODI) between the United States and Papua New Guinea in Oman. The outstanding wicketkeeper-batsman smashed six sixes in one over and became the second cricketer who scored 36 runs off 6 balls in 50-over cricket after former South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs.
