5 notable batsmen without a single six in the IPL

Ever since the invention of the Twenty20 format, the game has tilted more in favour of the batsmen as the players with willow in their hand are finding it easier to hit huge sixes. For instance, someone like Chris Gayle has hit as many as 846 sixes in the format out of which 292 have come in the IPL.

While Gayle's numbers look daunting, not every single has a similar record when it comes to hitting sixes. In fact, there are some batsmen who are yet to hit a single six in their IPL careers. Let us take a look at five notable batsmen without a single six in the IPL.

Note: Batsmen with at least 50 runs are considered.

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#5 Callum Ferguson

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Not many will be familiar with discarded Australian batsman Callum Ferguson. The right-hander has represented the Aussies in a solitary Test, 30 ODIs and three T20Is. Ferguson also a part of the Pune Warriors India side that was a part of the IPL in the 2011 and 2012 season.

Ferguson played for them in as many as nine matches and scored 98 runs at an average of just over 16 and a strike-rate of 83.76, something that is considered as below-par in the T20 format, and he scored his 98 runs without hitting a single six.

#4 Michael Klinger

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Just like Callum Ferguson, not many know about the unluckiest Australian player in the last one decade, Michael Klinger as he managed to play just three games for his country, that too when he was 37-years-old. These stats seem very unfair considering the success he enjoyed in the domestic level.

The right-hander also played in the IPL as he was bought by Kochi Tuskers Kerala ahead of the 2011 season in which he played four games. Klinger scored 73 runs in those four games at an average of 18.25 and a strike-rate of 94.81 without hitting a single six.

#3 Aakash Chopra

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Former Indian Test opener Aakash Chopra is a legend when it comes to first-class cricket as he has scored over 10000 runs at an average of 45. He also represented the Indian team in the longer formats on 10 occasions.

The same cannot be said about his batting in the T20 format as the opener has managed to score his 334 runs in 21 matches at a strike-rate of 91.25 and has scored just one six in his brief T20 career. That six did not come in the Indian Premier League where he turned out for Kolkata Knight Riders in the first two seasons and has scored 53 runs off 71 balls at a strike-rate of 75 for them.

#2 Shoaib Malik

New Zealand v Pakistan - 4th ODI

Shoaib Malik was one of the Pakistani players who played in the IPL in the 2008 season. The right-hander turned out for Delhi Daredevils and managed to get the nod in the playing XI on seven occasions. He failed to carry on his T20I batting numbers in the IPL as his stint in the tournament is a mere failure.

In the five innings he got to bat, he managed to score just 52 runs at an average of 13 and a strike-rate of over 110. In the 47 balls he faced in the tournament, he failed to clear the boundary even once.

#1 Michael Clarke

Pune Warriors India's batsman Michael Cl

Former Australian captain Michael Clarke was one of the most sought-after names in the IPL as he often pulled out of the tournament due to national commitments. Ahead of the 2012 IPL, he was snapped up by the Pune Warriors India franchise in the auction.

Things didn't go in the way he would have expected as the right-hander failed to replicate his national success in the IPL. He managed to play just six matches that season and faced 94 balls in which he scored 98 runs without hitting a six.