Most Sixes by a player in IPL

 

         IPL is like a festive season in India. People enjoyed to watch when a batsman smashes a six. Mostly the big-hitters are one of the key components that have always attracted the massive fan following of each franchise. Players like MS Dhoni, Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers and many other players have a huge fanbase.

       Hitting a six is not much easy to send a ball outside the boundary. They requires muscles, timing and decide to make maximum strike at its best. Many players had proven by there shot. It depends on the player that how he is able playing according to the situation. Players like MS Dhoni, Chris Gayle, Virat Kholi, are a example of it.

        Chris Gayle retains the first spot. He had beaten 349 sixes in IPL while the player in the second position have beaten 235 sixes. A difference of 114 shows how the West Indies player has a strike rate. That’s why he is also known as Sixer Machine. He is also been maximum awarded with Maximum Sixes Award in a IPL season, he have received it for 4 times in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015.

        In the list of Top 10 players, 5 Indians player have seized the spot, also 2 players from West Indies and Australia each & 1 from South Africa. Out of the 5 Indian players, only 2 are now playing for India team and also considered as a most dangerous batsman in the recent times. They are Virat Kholi and Rohit Sharma  apparently initiated their  role of the IPL in developing Indian cricket.

         IPL is the platform where the youngsters get the chance to show their performance. Many younsters like Surya Kumar Yadav, Ishan Kisan, Rahul Tewatia, Subhmann Gill, Rishabh Pant, and many other youngsters have shows to make their comeback in Indian team. IPL enhance the skill of players and has helped the cricketers grow into amazing strikers. 

 

List of Players with most Sixes: -  

POSITION	PLAYER	SIXES	MATCHES
1	Chris Gayle	349	132
2	AB de Villiers	235	169
3	MS Dhoni	216	204
4	Rohit Sharma	213	200
5	Virat Kohli	201	192
6	Kieron Pollard	198	164
7	David Warner	195	142
8	Suresh Raina	194	193
9	Shane Watson	190	145
10	Robin Uthappa	163	189