Top 10 Batsmen With Most Sixes In T20Is

The introduction of Twenty20 cricket has inducted a fearless attitude among the modern-day batsmen. Notably, in the last 7-8 years, cricket has gone to a whole new level. Sixes are even being hit on the first ball of a Test match, and most of the teams have a positive attitude on how they approach the game.

In the modern era, T20 leagues are being played all across the cricketing nations, and some of the shots executed by the modern-day stars are something extraordinary. Scoring quick runs play a significant role in this kind of encounters to change the face of a cricket match.

Here is the list of top 10 batsmen with most sixes in T20I cricket:

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10. GLENN MAXWELL

Glenn Maxwell is one of the fiercest hitters of the cricket ball in world cricket recently. Although he lacks consistency, but when Maxwell gets going, it is tough for the bowlers to stop him. Playing T20I cricket across the globe, the all-rounder has gained experience, which has helped Australia significantly.

Maxwell has 78 sixes to his won making him the tenth batsmen with most sixes in T20I cricket.

9. DAVID WARNER

David Warner is arguably the best hitters of the cricket ball in limited-overs cricket. He is a natural striker of the cricket ball and is a nightmare to the bowlers. The southpaw can clear the ball with ease and has a happy knack of scoring consistent runs.

Warner has 79 sixes to his name from 70 games, one more than Glenn Maxwell. Currently, he holds the ninth spot in the list of most sixes by a batsman in T20I cricket.

8. AARON FINCH

When we talk about the greatest hitters of the cricket ball of the modern-day game, Aaron Finch will come to the mind of the cricket lovers without an inch of doubt. He can destroy any bowling unit with his fearless hitting.

The right-handed batsman has struck 79 sixes from 52 matches which takes him to the list of most sixes by a batsman in T20I cricket.

7. EOIN MORGAN

The England skipper Eoin Morgan has been one of their highest run-scorers in the last few years. His ability to score consistently has made England’s middle-order one of the best in the business.

Morgan is a natural stroke player and can take on any bowler in the world. The southpaw has 81 sixes to his name in T20I cricket taking him to the seventh spot in the list of most sixes hit by a batsman.

6. SHANE WATSON

The former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson was an all-rounder in its truest form. His ability to open the innings and share the new ball at the same time made him one of the best all-rounders of the cricketing world.

Watson had single-handedly won many matches for Australia with his batting. He had the natural ability to clear the grounds and has 83 T20I sixes to his name. As a result, Watson occupies the sixth spot in the list of batsmen with most sixes in the shortest format of the game.

5. BRENDON MCCULLUM

Brendon McCullum is one of the modern-day great when it comes to the shortest format of the game. The former New Zealand skipper had the ability to score big and had led his country from the front on many occasions.

McCullum was one of the fiercest hitters of the modern-day game. The wicket-keeper batsman represented the Black Caps in 71 T20Is hittings 91 sixes which makes him the fifth most six hitters in T20I cricket.

4. COLIN MUNRO

Colin Munro has been in and out of the New Zealand team, but when he has got going, it has been difficult to stop the southpaw. He can bulldoze any bowling unit with aggressive hitting and can clear any grounds across the globe.

Munro has struck 92 T20I sixes, one more than his countrymen Brendon McCullum. As a result, the southpaw sits in the fourth spot in the list of most sixes hit by a batsman in the shortest format of the game.

3. MARTIN GUPTILL

New Zealand opener Martin Guptill is one of the best opening batters of his country. His attacking display of batting at the top has been their one of the significant factors for the Black Caps consistent success.

Guptill is known for taking the attack to the opposition against the new ball and clearing the ground with ease. The Kiwi batsman has 103 over-boundaries to his name, making the batsman with the third-most sixes in T20I cricket.

2. CHRIS GAYLE

Chris Gayle is arguably the best T20I player to have played the game. The self-proclaimed Universe Boss can clear any ground in the world and almost holds every record possible. Gayle with his aggressive batting, is a nightmare to the opponent bowlers.

The southpaw has struck 105 sixes to his name from 58 matches. Gayle held the record for a significant period before Rohit Sharma took over the stakes from him.

1. ROHIT SHARMA

Rohit Sharma is arguably the best striker of the cricket ball, and when he gets going, the bowlers only have limited opportunities to get him out. The Team India vice-captain can clear any grounds and is a nightmare for the bowlers when he gets his eye in.

Rohit has struck 107 T20I sixes in 96 matches. The Mumbai India opener overtook Chris Gayle during the second T20I against West Indies in Florida to become the batsman with most sixes in T20I cricket.