IPL 2021: 5 Players With The Most Sixes In The History Of The Tournament

Indian cricket fans are all set to welcome IPL 2021, which commences next month on April 9, 2021. In the first match of IPL 2021, Mumbai Indians and Royals Challengers Bangalore will take on each other. IPL 2021 will see slight changes in the teams as many new players have joined different teams after IPL 2021 auction.

Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals, and Punjab Kings will be the eight teams that will battle against each other in IPL 2021 for the trophy. No team will have the home advantage in IPL 2021 as teams will play at neutral venues. A total of six venues have been finalized to host IPL 2021 matches.

Hitting sixes is considered a big achievement in the IPL tournament. The players are awarded cash prizes for hitting the most sixes in an IPL match.

Also, the player who hit most sixes in an IPL tournament is awarded Maximum Sixes Award. Here we take a glance at 5 players who have hit the most sixes in the history of Indian Premier League.

IPL 2021: 5 Players With The Most Sixes In The History Of The Tournament

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli holds the 5th rank in hitting most sixes in the Indian Premier League. In 184 innings, Virat Kohli has hit 201 sixes in his IPL career. Virat Kohli has been part of every IPL season and associated with Royal Challengers Bangalore since IPL 2008. Kohli is also the leading run-scorer in IPL with 5878 runs.

He has also hit 5 centuries and 39 half-centuries in the tournament so far. Virat Kohli will lead Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2021.

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma holds the 4th rank in hitting most sixes in the Indian Premier League. Rohit Sharma is Mumbai Indians’ skipper. In 195 innings, Rohit Sharma has smashed 213 sixes.

Rohit Sharma has scored 5230 runs in IPL so far. The right-handed batsman Rohit Sharma has also hit 39 fifties and one hundred in IPL. He has been part of Mumbai Indians since 2011 and will lead the team once again in IPL 2021.

MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni is known for hitting big sixes and he holds the 3rd rank in hitting most sixes in IPL. In 182 innings, MS Dhoni has smashed 216 sixes. The wicket-keeper batsman Dhoni has scored 4632 runs in his IPL career which also consists of 23 half-centuries.

Since IPL 2008, MS Dhoni has led Chennai Super Kings. Under MS Dhoni’s captainship, Chennai Super Kings have won IPL titles three times in 2010, 2011, and 2018. MS Dhoni will again lead Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2021.

AB de Villiers

AB de Villiers holds the 2nd rank in hitting most sixes in the Indian Premier League. In 156 innings, the South African cricketer has hit 235 sixes. De Villiers has also hit 38 fifties in IPL and smashed 3 centuries. He has scored 4849 runs in IPL so far.

His highest score in the Indian Premier League is an unbeaten 133-run knock. Ab de Villiers played for Delhi Daredevils from IPL 2008 to IPL 2010. Since IPL 2011, he has been part of Royal Challengers Bangalore. He will again play for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2021.

Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle has hit most sixes in IPL history. The West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle has played 131 innings in IPL, in which he has hit record 349 sixes. He has also hit most centuries in IPL which is 6. The left-handed batsman Gayle has also hit 31 half-centuries in IPL so far.

He has also smashed an unbeaten knock of 175 runs in IPL, which still stands as the highest individual score in the tournament. In 131 innings, Gayle has managed to pile up 4772 runs in the Indian Premier League.