5 current players with most sixes in international cricket

We are in a period where batsmen are not afraid of hitting the ball over the ropes. The batsmen are enjoying the game since from the advent of T20s in the cricket arena. Nowadays it almost becomes a batsman's game.

The aggressive style of batting and six hitting skills has become the nature of the batsman. They pushed the bowlers to their limits as they start going on them from the very first ball of the game. We have seen many players from many countries around the world to play like this.

However, only a few of them has mastered the six-hitting technique and has dominated the world of cricket by their top-class performances and won the hearts of their fans. These players have become the nightmare for the bowlers as they can tear apart world's best of best bowling lineup at any moment of the game.

Hitting a six has become a routine affair for the modern day cricketers as they use the conditions of the game really well. In this article, we are going to see the top 5 cricketers of the modern era with most sixes in international cricket:-

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#5 Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh is one of the best all-rounders India have ever produced. His unforgettable six sixes in an over against England and a 12-ball fifty in international cricket remains unbeaten till date.

We all know that Yuvraj Singh played a vital role in the middle-order for his team. He scored some important knocks in crucial stages of the game. With his presence in the team, India has won many matches including the World Cup tournaments that held in 2007 and 2011. Also, nobody can forget the way he plundered the Australia bowlers by scoring 70 off just 30 balls.

He has played over 400 games and hit 251 sixes in International cricket to find a place in this list.

#4 Martin Guptill

MARTIN GUPTILL

The New Zealand opener, Martin Guptill has been an important player in the limited-overs format. Guptill has only two toes in the left leg, but still dominating the limited-overs game for his team.

In the 2015 World Cup, Guptill became the first batsman to score a double ton for New Zealand when he scored an unbeaten 237 just off 163 deliveries. So far he played over 280 games and has hit 274 sixes in international cricket to find a place in this list.

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#3 Rohit Sharma

ROHIT SHARMA

Undoubtedly, Rohit Sharma is one of the most destructive openers of the modern era. He can take up on any best bowling line up as once he gets settled. His 264 runs against Sri Lanka is the highest individual score in ODIs. Also, he is the only cricketer to score three double hundreds in ODIs.

The Hitman has made six hitting looks effortless and extremely easy. He did the same in 2018 Asia Cup tournament where he became the fastest Indian to hit 300 international sixes and second fastest cricketer after Shahid Afridi to do so.

After playing 304 innings, Rohit has hit 312 sixes and is the only Indian after MS Dhoni to hit more than 300 sixes in international cricket.

#2 MS Dhoni

MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI

The former Indian skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, occupies the second spot on the list with 342 international sixes in his career. Undoubtedly, he is one of the best finishers in the history of the game. Dhoni can destroy any best bowling line-up at the crucial stages of the innings. He can win matches single-handedly while others fail to give their contributions to the team.

But sadly, the best finisher of the game did not manage to hit a single six in the Asia Cup 2018 tournament. Dhoni has played 510 matches and has scored over 16000 runs in his International career.

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#1 Chris Gayle

CHRIS GAYLE

Whenever we talk about the big hitters of the modern era, the first name which comes in everyone mind is none other than the mighty Jamaican Christopher Henry Gayle. With his great hand-eye coordination, he can tear apart any bowling line-up in the world. Also, it is nearly impossible to stop this mighty Jamaican when he is in full flow on his day. Recently, Gayle equalled the Afridi's record of most sixes in international cricket.

The 38-year-old Gayle tops the list with 476 sixes in 443 games and has scored over 18500 runs over the course of his international career.