Top five players with most sixes in T20I cricket

#2 Chris Gayle- 105 sixes

Chris Gayle bid adieu to his 50-over World Cup career after the game against Afghanistan

Christopher Henry Gayle is an entertainer in every sense of the word. Gayle, after he scored the first-ever century in T20I cricket hasn't looked back since that and has, in fact, become an icon of the format. He has become synonymous with the terms of T20 cricket and six-hitting around the world.

Gayle hits some of the biggest sixes with an incredible consistency level against all kinds of bowlers, pitches and situations of the game. Whenever Gayle is part of a T20 team/franchise, he is invariably the most prized wicket for a bowling unit.

He has managed to score an incredible 21 centuries in his overall T20 (International+Domestic) career with a highest score of 175* against Pune Warriors while representing the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL.

The 39-year-old's speciality lies in the fact that he is still one of the most sought after players in T20 cricket. He has managed to adapt and find new ways of smashing sixes even when bowlers have tried to stay away from his hitting range. However, new ways don't necessarily mean unorthodox shots like Dilscoops, and reverse sweeps as he relies on his muscle power to hit massive sixes down the ground.

Now, at the fag end of his career, Gayle will retire as arguably the most celebrated cricketer to have played in this format.