The Indian Premier League (IPL) has become one of the most popular cricket leagues worldwide because it features top players from all over the globe.
In the IPL, players smash a lot of sixes, which really gets fans excited. Some players have become experts at hitting sixes and have been performing exceptionally well in recent years.
Let’s take a closer look at the top 5 players who’ve hit the most sixes in the IPL since the 2022 edition.
5. Liam Livingstone – 59 Sixes
English cricketer Liam Livingstone is really important for England’s team, especially in short matches. We all know he’s great at hitting the ball hard. He’s not just good at hitting the ball far, he’s excellent at it.
In the IPL 2023, Livingstone played for Punjab Kings and was their best batter. He’s been fantastic for both Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings in the last three seasons. He’s hit 59 sixes in the last three IPL seasons, which puts him at fifth place overall.
4. Andre Russell – 60 Sixes
Andre Russell is a big player in the Indian Premier League. He’s been playing for Kolkata Knight Riders for a long time. Nobody else can hit the ball as hard as Russell. He can hit it really far, even out of the park. He scores runs very fast, which makes him a great player. Since 2022, Russell has been playing really well and scoring a lot of runs. In the last three seasons, including the current one, Russell has hit 60 sixes. This puts him fourth on the list of players who have hit the most sixes.
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3. Nicholas Pooran – 62
Nicholas Pooran, a big cricket player from the Caribbean and the old leader of the West Indies team, is doing really well in one of the best T20 leagues in the world. He’s good at hitting the ball really hard. In the IPL, he’s been great for all the teams he’s played for. Since he started playing for the Lucknow Super Giants, he’s been doing even better. He’s scored over 800 runs in just 33 games. He hits lots of sixes when he bats. In the last three seasons, he’s hit 62 sixes, which puts him third on the list.
2. Jos Buttler – 63
Jos Buttler is a great player for the Rajasthan Royals. He’s been playing really well for them for a few years now. In the ongoing IPL 2024, he already scored a hundred. He started slow in the first three games but then got back in form. This year’s IPL has been amazing for him. He was close to breaking Virat Kohli’s record for the most runs in a season. Buttler ended up scoring 863 runs and made four centuries. He’s also hit the second-highest number of sixes in the last three seasons, with 63 big hits.
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1. Shivam Dube – 64
The only Indian player on the list is Shivam Dube. He’s been doing really well in the past few seasons. He helped the Chennai Super Kings win their fifth IPL title with his amazing hitting skills.
In the ongoing IPL 24, he’s been hitting the ball really hard. In just five games, he’s already hit 13 sixes.
Since he joined the CSK team, he’s been given a lot of freedom to attack the bowlers right from the start. He loves smashing the ball around. He’s scored about 880 runs in his last 32 innings, showing he’s really good at hitting.
He’s hit 64 sixes, which is more than anyone else in the IPL since 2022.
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