IPL 2024: From Chris Gayle to Shane Watson, List Of Players With Most Sixes In Tournament History

The Indian Premier League (IPL), with all its glamour and glitz, is all about playing aggressively and entertaining the fans over the slow nature of ODI and the Test format.

Very rarely does a bowler bowl a dot ball in this tournament as the batters often try to smash huge shots. The IPL has always been about some of the world’s greatest cricketers showing their batting prowess. The matches in this competition are always intense and the atmosphere in the stadium is as electrifying as ever. This is what makes the IPL one of the most-watched tournaments all over the world.

One of the most exciting parts of the IPL is when a batter hits a six. Smashing huge sixes plays a key role in this format and this competition, in particular, has witnessed some incredible and mind-boggling power hitting over the years.

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Let us take a look at the top 10 batters who have hit the most number of sixes in the history of the IPL.

1. Chris Gayle

The legendary West Indies batter claims the top spot on this list with 357 sixes to his name.

2. Rohit Sharma

The Mumbai Indians skipper comes next having slammed 257 sixes in IPL history.

3. Ab De Villiers

Ab de Villiers, also known as Mr. 360, has hit 251 sixes in the competition.

4. MS Dhoni

The legendary Chennai Super Kings skipper has so far smashed 239 sixes in the IPL and his highest individual score in the competition has been an unbeaten knock of 84.

5. Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli comes next on this list having hit 234 maximums in the IPL till now.

6. David Warner

David Warner has clubbed 226 sixes so far in the tournament.

7. Kieron Pollard

The prolific West Indies all-rounder has hit 223 sixes and his highest individual score has been 83 against Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in the IPL.

8. Suresh Raina

The former Indian cricketer has registered 203 sixes in the IPL.

9. Andre Rusell

West Indies’ star all-rounder has hit 193 sixes and his highest individual score was 88 runs against CSK in IPL.

10. Shane Watson

The former Australian cricketer had smashed 190 sixes and his highest individual score was an unbeaten knock of 117 runs.