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The list of Most Sixes in a single Test cricket year includes 5 batsmen from India, Australia, and England, and currently the record is held by New Zealand’s batsman. This cricketer is currently the coach of the England cricket team and is known for his ‘baseball’ mindset in Test cricket.
The record of hitting the most sixes in a calendar year in Test cricket has been held by Brendon McCullum of New Zealand for 10 years. He has hit thirty-three sixes in the year 2014. He is currently retired from all the formats of cricket and has the responsibility of the England cricket team as a head coach.
Due to the retirement of Brendon McCullum, his record is in danger as nowadays the approach to test cricket has changed. With the increasing love for T20 cricket, the batsmen are used to playing at a faster rate now with fearlessness.
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Only a few batsmen even dared to hit the ball in the air for a maximum or boundary, they all relied on playing down-the-ground shots followed by proper drives, cuts and sweeps. This change led some of the batsmen in the modern era to play with a higher run-rate of 4-5 runs per over in the Test Cricket.
5 batsmen who have the record of hitting the most sixes in a calendar year in Tests
Adam Gilchrist 22 sixes
In the list of batsmen who hit the most sixes in a calendar year, the name of Australia’s wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist comes at number five. This Australian batsman used to bat in the middle order in Test cricket. He used to play in a very explosive manner in his time when usually the batsmen played a longer inning with a very low run rate.
He hit a total of 22 sixes in Tests during the year 2005. Australia was already a mighty team between 1999 and 2009. They lifted the World Cup thrice in that period and also defeated the World 11 team.
Virender Sehwag 22 sixes
In the list of batsmen who hit the most sixes in a calendar year, the name of India’s explosive batsman Virender Sehwag comes at number four. He used to bat as an opening batsman for India in Tests.
This Indian batsman had a bold approach across all the formats and was famous for hitting a boundary on the first of the innings. That is why he has scored runs at a strike rate of more than 80 in Tests as well. In this game of cricket, Sehwag never used to bat according to the format, condition, or situation, he was ferocious with his bat and hit two triple centuries in Tests. He hit 22 sixes in this format in the year 2008.
Ben Stokes 26 Sixes
In the list of batsmen who hit the most sixes in a calendar year, England’s current captain Ben Stokes comes third. This captain of England also bats in the middle order. Apart from that he is an English pacer who improved his batting later in his career Initially, he entered as a bowler. This English batsman got the captaincy of the England team in the year 2022. He hit 26 sixes in Tests in the year 2022 itself.
Yashasvi Jaiswal 26 Sixes
Indian young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal comes second in the list of batsmen who hit the most sixes in a calendar year. Yashasvi Jaiswal has hit 26 sixes in the Test cricket format in the year 2024 itself. That’s why this young opener Jaiswal also has a chance to break McCullum’s record.
This year will have an opportunity to play nine tests, commencing with the INDvsBAN Test series on June 19.
Brendon McCullum 33 Sixes
New Zealand’s explosive batsman and former captain Brendon McCullum comes first in the list of batsmen who hit the most sixes in a calendar year. This Kiwi batsman was famous for batting with the approach of ‘baseball’. That’s why he hit a total of 33 sixes in Test cricket in the year 2014.
During his entire cricket career, McCullum was one of the most explosive batsmen in the world. His best score was 302 runs against India in 2014 which became the highest individual test score by a New Zealand batsman.
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