Top 5 batters with most sixes in IPL

Here are the top five batters who hit the most sixes in IPL history:

Chris Gayle

One of the best at hitting the ball really hard is leading in hitting sixes with 357 in the league. He got these sixes in 141 games. He’s really fast at scoring, with a strike rate of 148.96, which scares bowlers. He’s from Jamaica and has a good average of 39.72 in the IPL. He finished his career with 4965 runs, including 6 centuries and 31 half-centuries.

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma, who used to lead Mumbai’s team, hit more runs than AB de Villiers against Gujarat Titans in a match of IPL 2023. This puts him in second place on the list of top scorers. He also hit the most sixes among Indian players. In IPL games, he has hit 275 sixes and 585 fours. Overall, Rohit has scored 6514 runs with an average of 30.01 and a strike rate of 131.27.

AB de Villiers

AB de Villiers is the third person on this list with 251 sixes. He has also hit 413 fours in 170 turns at bat and scores about 151 runs for every 100 balls he faces. He played for Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) at first but did better with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). De Villiers did really well in the league, scoring 5162 runs at an average of 39.70, with 3 centuries and 40 half-centuries before retiring.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli from RCB is fourth in the list of cricketers who hit the most sixes in the IPL. He has hit 250 sixes and many fours too. He scored 7642 runs in the IPL, with an average in the higher 30s. Kohli also made 52 half-centuries and eight centuries, making him the player with the most runs in IPL history.

MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni, the captain of Chennai Super Kings, has hit the fifth-highest number of sixes in the IPL. He has hit 247 sixes and 357 fours in the league. Dhoni’s average score is nearly 39 runs per match, and his strike rate is 135.91. He has been leading CSK since the first season and has won the trophy five times in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023.

Most Sixes in IPL History

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