IPL 2021: 4 Players Who Haven't Been Able To Hit A Six In The History Of The Tournament

IPL 2021 schedule has been announced by BCCI. The 14^th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will take place across six venues in India. IPL 2021 will begin on April 9, 2021, with the first match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The tournament will conclude with the final match on May 30, 2021, at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmadabad.

IPL 2021 is a T20 tournament that witnesses a lot of sixes. Hitting sixes is a great achievement for players as there are awards for the same. The player who hits the maximum of sixes in a match is awarded a cash prize. Moreover, the player who smashes the maximum of sixes during the entire tournament is given Maximum Sixes Award.

In IPL 2020, Mumbai Indians’ player Ishan Kishan won the award for hitting a maximum of 30 sixes in the tournament. However, there are many cricketers who have not been able to hit a six in the history of IPL. Below are four players who haven’t been able to hit a six in the history of the Indian Premier League.

IPL 2021: 4 Players Who Haven’t Been Able To Hit A Six In The History Of The Tournament

Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik played in the very first edition of the Indian Premier League in 2008. The Pakistan player played for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2008, the time when Pakistani players were allowed to be part of the Indian Premier League. Malik played 7 matches in the tournament but was unable to hit a six.

Malik scored 52 runs in 7 matches and took 2 wickets. He hit 5 fours in the tournament but was unable to hit a six.

Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra is a popular Indian commentator at present but there was a time when he played in the Indian Premier League. Aakash Chopra was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders team for whom he played in IPL 2008 and IPL 2009. The former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra played 3 matches in IPL 2008 and 2 matches in IPL 2009.

However, in 5 matches, he was unable to hit a six. He scored a total of 53 runs in all with the highest score of 24 runs. So Aakash Chopra is another player who hasn’t hit a six in IPL.

Nitin Saini

Nitin Saini played for Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2012. He played 10 matches for the team during the tournament. He also hit a half-century but was unable to hit a six. He hit 16 fours in the 10 matches he played. He scored a total of 140 runs in the tournament. Nitin Saini is a wicket-keeper batsman. Since 2006, he plays for the Haryana cricket team at the domestic level.

Ishank Jaggi

Ishank Jaggi is another player who hasn’t hit a six in IPL history. Ishank Jaggi has played in IPL 2011, IPL 2012, and IPL 2017. In IPL 2011 and IPL 2012, he was part of Deccan Chargers. He played 2 matches in IPL 2011 and 3 matches in IPL 2012. In IPL 2017, he played 2 matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

In his IPL career, Ishank Jaggi scored 76 runs. He was able to hit 6 fours but did not hit a six. At the domestic level, Jaggi plays for Jharkhand.