3 batsmen with the best six-hitting ratio in international cricket

With the 2019 World Cup around the corner, a lot of teams are trying their best to fix their probable 15 before the mega events. In the process, we have seen a lot of records being created & broken in recent times.

Six-hitting ability is a huge skill to have in the current era of cricket, where you need more boundaries due to the pressure of quick run scoring. Last few years have seen the rapid increase in the number of sixes being hit. The reason isn't only short boundaries & fearless approach of batsmen, but the world cricket has seen some of the most prolific six hitters in the last couple of decades.

From the likes of Shahid Afridi and Sanath Jayasuriya to Brendon McCullum and Rohit Sharma, we have seen six hitting machines in the last few years. In this article, we will have a look at the batsmen with the best six hitting ratios across all formats in international cricket.

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#3 Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi

Third on the list is Pakistan star Shahid Afridi. Batting in the lower order, Afridi has turned many games on its head for his team just because of his ridiculous boundary hitting abilities.

Debuting as a 16-year-old in 1998, Afridi batted at different positions including the opening. Irrespective of the position he batted at, he always wanted to clear the boundary rope right from the word go. He managed to do so mainly because of the amazing swing of the bat he generated as well as the power he possessed.

Afridi is third in terms of six hitting ratios. His six hitting ratio is amazing 0.94. The right-hander batted for 508 times in the Pakistani jersey and managed to hit 476 sixes. Retired from international cricket in 2018, he still takes parts in T20 leagues and is managing to do what he has done for all these years.

#2 Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle

Second on the list is none other than Chris Gayle. Having started his career in 1999, he is well known for his destructive batting in all format's of the game. Although more famous and prolific in the shortest format of the game, the left-hander was a very good test batsman as well.

Gayle has a six-hitting ratio of 0.99, which is amazing considering his longevity in international cricket. In a career panned well around 20 years, he has hit 517 sixes in 518 international innings.

Gayle has announced that he will retire from ODIs after the World Cup 2019. Although he is in the last phase of his career, he has shown no signs of slowness. In the last series vs England, he hit 39 sixes in 4 innings. With this kind of form, Gayle is indeed a danger for all the opposition teams in the World Cup.

#1 Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma sits at the top of the list of the batsmen with the best six hitting ratios. His six hitting ratio is an unbelievable 1.05. Since his debut in 2007 in an ODI match against Ireland, Rohit has batted in 330 innings. In those innings, he has hit 349 sixes.

A talented batsman from his early days, Rohit wasn't a regular part of the team in the first few years of his career. Before 2013, Rohit had played 109 innings and registered 43 sixes to his name. The breakthrough year for Rohit was 2013. He cemented his place as the opener in Champions Trophy.

Since then, he's played 221 innings and has managed to clear the boundary rope 306 times, which is a ridiculous number. Given that he maintains his form & fitness, Rohit is set to break many more records.