Most sixes in ODIs

In modern day cricket, hitting a maximum is regarded as one of the most game-changing skills a batter can have. At present, the significance of big hitters cannot be stressed enough, considering the requirements of the game, particularly in the white-ball cricket. As things happen at a quick pace in the T20Is and ODIs, scoring sixes helps in a massive way during the course of the contest. Numerous cricketers have established themselves as hard hitters of the ball, however, only a handful can dispatch the ball on a consistent basis.

In this piece, we take a look at the top three cricketers with the most sixes to their names in the 50-over format:

3. Rohit Sharma – 273 sixes

Rohit Sharma has been a terrific hitter of the ball and plays the pull shot with perfection. The batter has hit maximums on a consistent basis, so much so that he has made into the top three of the list of the most sixes in the 50-over format of the sport. Standing third with 273 sixes, Rohit has the potential to score a few more before calling it quits in the format and possibly getting to the top two spots.

2. Chris Gayle – 331 sixes

The Caribbean giant is regarded as massive player especially for the brute power he holds. There are only a handful of players who make the grounds look small due to their consistent hitting of the ball outside the park and Gayle easily happens to be one among the lot. The batter has smashed 331 sixes and makes it to the second spot, just behind Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi.

1. Shahid Afridi – 351 sixes

Like Gayle and Rohit, former star all-rounder of Pakistan Shahid Afridi had a tendency to come down the order and dispatch the ball effortlessly. In the ODIs, the batter tops the charts with as many as 351 sixes to his. It will definitely take some hitting to match the Pakistan maestro’s record.