IPL Records and Statistics: Individual Batting Records – Most Sixes

Cricket fans worldwide are counting down the days before the start of the Indian Premier League. Entertaining fours and sixes are a significant reason for the IPL’s success. Batsmen thrive when they can explore the field and hit boundaries. Each IPL team needs to have a slugger or two in their batting order to succeed. Standing out in such a crowded market takes a lot of work. When a few of a team’s players can smash sixes with relative ease, that team has a significant edge over the competition. You’ll really appreciate having them on your side at crucial moments like power plays and the death over. For this reason, some baseball teams put their most potent hitters in the ninth or first spot of the batting order. To whom batsmen in the IPL do we owe the most sixes?

Here is a list of the most sixes in IPL history:

Rank	Player	Sixes	Team	Inning	Period
1	Chris Gayle	357	KKR/RCB/PBKS	141	2009-2021
2	AB de Villers	251	DD/RCB	170	2008-2021
3	Rohit Sharma	240	DC/MI	222	2008-2022
4	MS Dhoni	229	CSK/RPS	206	2008-2022
5	Kieron Pollard	223	MI	171	2010-2022

Chris Gayle – 357 Sixes

With 357 sixes to his record, one of the most powerful hitters in the league, Chris Gayle, now holds the top spot on the sixes chart. In the lucrative league he has played in, he has hit sixes in 141 of his innings. The fact that the T20 icon has a strike rate of 148.96 is more than sufficient indication that bowlers have a great deal of respect for him. In the Indian Premier League, Gayle has amassed 4965 runs, of which 631 half-centuries have contributed to his overall batting average of 39.72.

AB de Villers – 251 Sixes

AB de Villers has the second-highest total of any player in the history of the Indian Premier League with 251 sixes. The South African batsman is a showman known as “MR 360” for his penchant for smashing the ball in all directions. Bowlers around the world agree that the AB condition is the absolute worst. As a batsman, he can hit sixes over the boundary against bowlers of any level. Through 184 games, AB has scored 5162 runs, good for an average of 151.68 runs per game. Considering his value, every team on the globe is attempting to sign him. He hit the longest six of his careers in the 2018 Indian Premier League (111 Meters).

Rohit Sharma – 240 Sixes

Rohit Sharma has hit more sixes than any other Indian player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). For the season, Rohit has 234 sixes and 508 fours to his name. He has tallied over 5500 runs in 216 innings, suitable for a batting average of 30.65. Rohit has led the Mumbai club to a record five IPL titles, more than any other captain in the tournament’s history.

MS Dhoni – 229 Sixes

On the list of cricketers who have hit the most sixes during the Indian Premier League, MS Dhoni, who captained the Chennai Super Kings, is now ranked fourth. In a total of 200 innings, he notched 339 fours, 224 sixes, and 224 fours. He also hit 224 fours and 224 sixes. Despite having a league average of minor under 40 runs each game, Dhoni has a strike rate of 135.76 runs per inning. He had led the Chennai Super Kings to four titles since the competition’s inception in 2008 when he became captain.

Kieron Pollard – 223 Sixes

Kieron Pollard is a powerful batter who plays for the Mumbai Indians. During the Indian Premier League, he has hit 223 sixes. When he plays cricket, Kieron Pollard is known for his lightning-fast runs. The Caribbean slogger has played in 189 games, scoring 3412 runs at a strike rate of 147.32. In the 2021 Indian Premier League, his longest six was against Chennai Super Kings. It was 105 meters long. Pollard was all about power in the Indian Premier League (IPL). When he was on, he would hit huge sixes.