Six-hitting in red-ball cricket is as rare as a specialist batsman picking a four-wicket haul in the game. However, some players just have it in their style - the aggression - to tonk the ball out of the ground, irrespective of the format.
The likes of Chris Gayle, Virender Sehwag, and Brendon McCullum, have been some of those hard-hitting batters to resort to sixes, even in the longest format. The baton of explosive openers in Test cricket has been passed on to Indian skipper Rohit Sharma.
Speaking of Rohit Sharma, here is the list of players with most sixes to their name in Tests. The 36-year-old ranks 11th on the list, and could be on the brink of breaking a long-standing record, set by Virender Sehwag!
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Who has hit the most sixes in Test matches?
England skipper Ben Stokes has hit the most sixes in Tests. The all-rounder has 131 maximums to his name in 105 matches, averaging at least one six per game.
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List of batters with most sixes in Tests
Player | Country | Matches | Runs | Sixes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ben Stokes | England | 105 | 6508 | 131 |
Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | 101 | 6453 | 107 |
Adam Gilchrist | Australia | 96 | 5570 | 100 |
Chris Gayle | West Indies | 103 | 7214 | 98 |
Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 166 | 13289 | 97 |
Virender Sehwag | India | 104 | 8586 | 91 |
Tim Southee | New Zealand | 100 | 2098 | 88 |
Brian Lara | West Indies | 131 | 11953 | 88 |
Chris Cairns | New Zealand | 62 | 3320 | 87 |
Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka | 112 | 7766 | 87 |
How many sixes has Rohit Sharma hit in Tests?
Rohit Sharma has hit 84 sixes donning the Indian whites, and is just seven behind Virender Sehwag's 91. The two Tests against Bangladesh could see Rohit beat, or at least edge closer to the former Indian opener, to hitting most sixes in Tests for India.
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