IPL 2023 Updates: The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League is about to being today. Before the event starts, let’s go through some magnificent records made in the history of IPL. Today we have collected a list with the most sixes in IPL history by players.
The new season is about to start and here’s a history of one of the most entertaining parts of the game. Sixes make IPL worth the hype it has as players hit the ball off the ground and sometimes even out of the Stadium.
IPL 2023 Updates: Most Sixes in IPL History
Indian Premiere League is a tournament that brings cricket to life as it excites every nerve of the viewers. Players get extremely impulsive during the tournament and they try to score the most out of their bats. For that, cricketers try to hit more boundaries than taking singles or doubles.
Sixes are an integral part of IPL matches and they make the game worth watching. Players are known for their aggression during this event as they score most of their runs using boundaries. Here’s a list of players that have hit the most sixes in IPL history:
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Top 10 Players with Most Sixes in IPL History |
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| Chris Gayle:- | 357 |
| AB de Villiers:- | 251 |
| Rohit Sharma:- | 240 |
| MS Dhoni:- | 229 |
| Kieron Pollard:- | 223 |
| Virat Kohli:- | 218 |
| David Warner:- | 216 |
| Suresh Raina:- | 203 |
| Shane Watson:- | 190 |
| Robin Uthappa:- | 182 |
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Chris Gayle tops the list with the most 357 sixes in just 141 IPL innings which is way beyond a breakable record. For instance, AB de Villiers sits in second position with 251 sixes in 170 innings. de Villiers is more than 100 sixes away from Gayle’s milestone even after playing 29 more innings than him.
The top 10 list of players with the most sixes in IPL history is purely obsessed with Indian players as it includes five Indian players (the highest number of players in the list from one country). Indian cricketers in the list include:
- Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians) (Rank: 3rd)
- MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) (Rank: 4th)
- Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) (Rank:6th)
- Suresh Raina (retired) (Gujrat Lions) (Rank:8th)
- Robin Uthappa (Royal Challengers Bangalore) (Rank:10th)
Note: The team mentioned under the bracket are the last teams that the cricketers played for during their IPL career.