Top 5 batsmen with most sixes in Test history

#4 Jacques Kallis - 97 sixes (166 matches)

Jacques Kallis

Jacques Kallis is widely acknowledged as one of the best all-rounders to have ever played cricket.

Kallis was the backbone of South Africa's middle-order for a majority of his 18-year long international career. He was a pivotal member of the highly successful South African Test team during the latter half of the last decade and early part of the current decade.

Kallis finished with 166 matches and scored 13289 runs at an impressive average of 55.37 including 45 centuries and 58 fifties. He played several marathon innings for the Proteas, and hit 97 sixes in his Test career.

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#3 Chris Gayle - 98 sixes (103 matches)

Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle is primarily known for his exploits in T20 cricket across the globe, as he has an unparalleled record in the shortest format. But many cricket fans seem to forget that he has a decent record in Test cricket too.

As a matter of fact, only four players have scored two triple centuries in Test history - and Gayle is one of them.

The left-hander has played 103 matches and scored 7214 runs at an average of 42.18 including 15 centuries and 37 fifties. He has hit 98 sixes so far in his Test career.