Batsmen have always dominated the game of cricket. A batsman always dominates the bowler. The world has seen many big hitters in the game of cricket. There have been many batsmen whose bats kept on spewing fire. But do you know which batsmen have hit the most sixes in ODI cricket? We are going to tell you about the same five batsmen in this report.
Shahid Afridi
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi holds the record for hitting the most sixes in One Day International cricket. One of the deadliest batsmen in world cricket, Afridi hit 351 sixes in 369 matches for Pakistan. Afridi is still at the top of the batsmen who hit the most sixes in ODI cricket.
Chris Gayle
The name of the legendary West Indies batsman Chris Gayle comes at number two in this list. There has not been a more swashbuckling batsman than Gayle in cricket so far. Gayle played 301 ODIs for the West Indies, in which his bat hit 331 sixes in most sixes in international cricket.
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sri Lanka’s veteran opener Sanath Jayasuriya comes at number three in this list. He played 445 matches for the Sri Lankan team in which 270 sixes came from his bat. Jayasuriya’s name used to come among the most successful batsmen in the world, apart from this, he also used to give a lot of success to his team with the ball.
Rohit Sharma
Team India’s current captain Rohit Sharma comes at number four in terms of hitting the most number of sixes in ODIs. Rohit is the only batsman on this list who has not retired yet. Rohit has played 230 matches so far, in which he has hit 245 sixes. If Rohit bats better in the next 1-2 years, then he will have the record of hitting the most number of sixes in any case.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Where sixes are being talked about and Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s name does not come, it cannot happen. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is at number 5 in the list of most sixes in ODI cricket. He played 350 matches for Team India, in which he hit 229 sixes. Dhoni was considered the best finisher in the world.
