Top 5 Indian Batsmen with Most IPL Sixes


Team Udayavani, Sep 9, 2021, 11:52 AM IST

 

Cricket is not just a game in India, it is considered to be an emotion and religion. In line with that, the IPL has been immensely popular in India and across the globe. Many players rose to fame with their notable performances in the IPL.

It is imperative to have great hitters in every team in IPL matches. Players with outstanding performance boost up the chances of winning. So, since hard-hitting players are so valuable, let’s discuss the top 5 Indian batsmen who hit the most sixes in the IPL.

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1.   Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma presently holds the record of hitting the most number of sixes by an Indian player in the IPL. He has hit 224 sixes in the tournament so far, while smashing 476 fours too. He made a world record of the highest scorer individual batsman of a one-day international match, smashing the Sri Lankan team a staggering 264.

Mumbai Indian won the tournament 5 times under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy. He is one of the four Indian players to score 5,000 career runs in IPL history. He actually has 5480 runs and one century and 40 half-centuries. With this, he became the 4th highest run-scorer.

 

2.   MS Dhoni

The former Indian captain, who we fondly call Mahi, holds the record of hitting most sixes in IPL. He smashed 217 maximum in 186 innings. He also hit 317 fours. The strike rate of MS Dhoni is an impressive 136.64 while averaging over 40.

He has been the captain of the Chennai Super Kings team since 2008. MS Dhoni is the second most successful skipper in the IPL. He has been a talismanic sports figure for the IPL franchise. He hit the maximum sixes in IPL history among Indian players.

 

3.   Virat Kohli

Run-machine Virat Kohli is the captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He has evolved over the years and has reached an astonishing height of achievement in his cricket career. The flamboyant cricketer has shown his excellence in his IPL career as well.

Virat Kohli is the only batsman in the tournament to hit over 6000 runs. He has also hit 205 sixes, while putting 524 balls to the boundary. He is just one shy of playing his 200th IPL game. He is presently the highest run scorer in the history of IPL.

 

4.   Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina is the 4th most successful batsman of IPL when it comes to six-hitting. The southpaw from the Chennai Super Kings team has hit 202 sixes in his entire IPL career so far.

Suresh Raina holds the record of being the first-ever Indian batsman to reach 5,000-run mark in IPL. He also holds the record of the maximum number of catches in IPL with 102 to his kitty. Raina also has the feather of being first and only player who scored over 400 runs in seven consecutive seasons of the Indian Premier League.

 

5.   Robin Uthappa

Robin Uthappa may not have a very bright career in international cricket, but has always been extremely reliable and consistent in domestic cricket and IPL. His presence at the top of the order for the Kolkata Knight Riders team has been confidence boosting.

Robin Utthapa has scored an aggregate of 4607 runs in the IPL tournament so far at an average of 27.92. He has batted in 182 innings so far and hit 163 sixes. He has also hit 454 fours so far, which is more than notable batsmen, like Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers, and MS Dhoni.

Conclusion

The Indian Premier League has been a massive success ever since it was first inaugurated in 2008. The money-rich tournament has seen many notable players so far, especially the deadly Brandon McCullum to kick start the tournament.

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