Most Sixes by Indians in the IPL

Share on:

Follow us on Google News:

Most sixes in the IPL hit by Indians | SportzPoint.com
Rohit Sharma holds the record for hitting most sixes in IPL among the Indian players as he smashed 227 sixes in 208 innings.
Web Stories

In a league like IPL, it is imperative for any team to have big hitters in their batting order. The teams have a massive advantage when some of their players can hit big sixes at will. It comes in handy most during the power plays and the death overs. This is the reason why some teams send their most explosive players to either finish the innings or as an opener.

In this article, we are going to witness the top 5 list of Indian players who smashed the most sixes in IPL history.

Read Also: Six Captains to win IPL

Rohit Sharma | 227 sixes

Most Sixes by Indians in the IPL | SportzPoint.com
Rohit Sharma
Image โ€“ ZEE

Indian captain Rohit Sharma holds the record for hitting most sixes in IPL among the Indian players. Hitman has 227 sixes to his name in the league and has hit 491 fours as well. He has accumulated 5611* runs in 208 innings at an average of 31.17. Rohit has led the Mumbai Indians team to title win 5 times, the most by any captain in the tournament history.

MS Dhoni | 219 sixes

Most Sixes by Indians in the IPL | SportzPoint.com
MS Dhoni
Image โ€“ CricTracker

Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni is the second player on the list of Indians with the most sixes in the IPL. He has smashed 219 maximums in 193 innings in addition to 325 fours. Dhoni averages just below 40 in the league while scoring 4746* runs with a strike rate of 135.83. Mahi has been leading the Chennai Super Kings team since the inaugural season in 2008 and won the trophy four times.

Also Read: IPL 2022: Players to play each season of IPL

Virat Kohli | 210 sixes

Most Sixes by Indians in the IPL | SportzPoint.com
Virat Kohli
Image โ€“ Deccan Herald

Not known for his big-hitting skills, but former RCB skipper Virat Kohli is in the third spot on this list of Indian players with the most sixes in the IPL history. Kohli has 210 sixes to his name in the league including 546 fours. He has accumulated 6283* runs in 199 innings at an average of 37.4. However, Kohli led RCB to the finals of the 2016 edition but canโ€™t lift up the trophy.

Suresh Raina | 203 sixes

Most Sixes by Indians in the IPL | SportzPoint.com
Suresh Raina
Image โ€“ The Quint

Suresh Raina, also known as Mr. IPL, is one of the finest players in the history of the cash-rich league IPL. Raina has smashed 203 sixes in the league and has hit 596 fours as well. Raina has smoked 5528* runs in 200 innings at an average of 32.52. Meanwhile, he got unsold in the IPL 2022 auction and set to join the league as a Hindi commentator this year.

Read Also: Most valuable player in each season of IPL

Robin Uthappa | 168 sixes

Most Sixes by Indians in the IPL | SportzPoint.com
Robin Uthappa
Image โ€“ Sportskeeda

Surprisingly, itโ€™s Robin Uthappa who features at number five on this list of Indian players with the most sixes in the IPL history. Uthappa has recorded 168 maximums while also smashing 462 fours as well. Robin Uthappa has smashed 4722* runs in 186 innings at an average of 27.94. Uthappa will be playing for Chennai Super Kings again this season.

N.B: Last Updated on 21/03/2022.

Share on:

SportzPoint Sign Up
Receive the latest news

Subscribe To Our Newsletter

Get notified about new articles, news and offers!

5 lowest totals of India in Asia Cup ODIs Asia Cup : The top 5 wicket-takers for India Asia Cup: Top five run-getters for India 11 players who arenโ€™t picked up for Asia Cup 2023 Rohit Sharmaโ€™s ODI record in Sri Lanka Neeraj Chopra wins the World Athletics Championship in Javelin Virat Kohliโ€™s ODI record batting at Number 4 Top Kohliโ€™s records that Shubman can break in Asia Cup and World Cup Bonmati, Carmona, Sam Kerr to vie for UEFA award 5 legends who were never appointed as team Indian captain
5 lowest totals of India in Asia Cup ODIs Asia Cup : The top 5 wicket-takers for India Asia Cup: Top five run-getters for India 11 players who arenโ€™t picked up for Asia Cup 2023 Rohit Sharmaโ€™s ODI record in Sri Lanka Neeraj Chopra wins the World Athletics Championship in Javelin Virat Kohliโ€™s ODI record batting at Number 4 Top Kohliโ€™s records that Shubman can break in Asia Cup and World Cup Bonmati, Carmona, Sam Kerr to vie for UEFA award 5 legends who were never appointed as team Indian captain Most Free Kick Goals in Football History Messi VS Ronaldo : Hat-trick battle Three Indian players enter javelin throw final for the first time Shaeen Afridi vs Jasprit Bumrah in One Day Internationals Indiaโ€™s top five Asia Cup records Praggnanandhaa loses to Magnus Carlsen in the tiebreaker Jasprit Bumrahโ€™s sensational numbers in Asia Wahab Riaz Announces Retirement From International Cricket Ronaldo involved in half-time spat as Al-Nassr mounts comeback Arshdeep Singh in tremendous form ahead of World Cup