4 proper batsmen without a six in their ODI careers

Sixes could change the course of a match in a span of an over. A batsman who could hit sixes at will is the crowd favorite these days. Fans want to see big sixes and hard-hitting. Players like Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers are very much popular among the cricketing fans for their ability to hit big sixes.

Hitting sixes remain a weapon which every batsman wants to have in their arsenal, and it is one of the most critical aspects of the game.

There have been some cricketers who played a number of matches for their respective sides. They scored hundreds and hit fours but weren't able to hit a single six in their entire ODI career. Some of them indeed represented their national teams over 50 ODI matches. It is shocking, but such has been their destiny that they haven't been able to do the feat.

Over here are 4 batsmen who have not hit a six in their whole ODI career.

#1 Callum Ferguson (Australia)

Callum Ferguson made his international debut for Australia in 2009, and he has played 30 ODI matches. Ferguson last played an ODI back in 2011. A highly-rated cricketer, Callum Ferguson’s blossoming career suffered a fatal blow in 2009. He suffered a severe knee injury during the Champions Trophy final which ruled him out for the entire season.

His chances to play in Australian colours again looks bleak, but he could still end up playing again for Australia.

In his ODI career, Ferguson has scored 663 runs at an average of 41.43 with 5 half-centuries to his name. He has a strike rate of over 85 and is a decent striker of the ball, but he has not hit a single six in his entire ODI career.

#2 Geoffrey Boycott (England)

Geoffrey Boycott

Geoffrey Boycott is often described as "one of the greatest opening batsmen that the game has known.” Geoffrey is the seventh most ever capped player for England, and scoring the sixth highest amount of Test runs ever.

He played 36 ODIs in his career, and the legendary English batsman scored more than 1000 runs including a century and 9 fifties. He has also struck 84 fours in his ODI career, but his strokes never had the elevation to clear the fence once. His modest strike rate of 53.56 in ODIs could seem to be the reason of him being unable to hit a maximum.

#3 Manoj Prabhakar (India)

Manoj Prabhakar

Manoj Prabhakar was a regular in the Indian side in the early 1990s. A useful batsman lower-order, Manoj Prabhakar was a right-arm medium pace bowler for India. He was an all-rounder. He was pretty much successful with the bat as well and has also opened the innings for India for a brief period.

The all-rounder played for 12 years and appeared in 130 ODI matches for India. He scored 1858 runs at an average of over 24 including two tons and 11 half-centuries. He was also a member of the Indian team in the 1987, 1992 and 1996 World Cups. Even after scoring two hundreds and having a comparatively long ODI career, he wasn't able to clear the fence even once.

#4 Thilan Samaraweera (Sri Lanka)

Thilan Samaraweera

From being a sidelined off-spinner, Thilan Samaraweera became the backbone of Sri Lanka’s middle order. Samaraweera was an efficient batsman who played 81 Tests and scored 5462 runs at an average of 48.76. He has played cricket with some greats of Sri Lanka like Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene.

In ODI cricket, he wasn’t as successful as he was in Tests. He played 53 ODI matches in his 12-year-old career and has scored 862 runs at an average of 27.80. Although he has scored two ODI tons and smacked 76 fours, it is pretty surprising that he has not hit barely one six.