Top 5 cricketers with longest sixes in international cricket

Fans of international cricket have long been enthralled by the ability to clear the boundary with force and accuracy. Even while technical skill is frequently praised, there's something special and exhilarating about a ball flying high and far into the stands.

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Some batters have achieved notoriety just by using their powerful hitting technique. These soaring sixes convey a message in addition to being added to the scoreboard. Let's examine the top five cricket players in the world who have hit the longest sixes.

Here are the top 5 cricketers with the longest sixes in international cricket:

5. Chris Gayle

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There is no need to introduce Chris Gayle. In addition to being a destructive batter, the Universe Boss owns the world record for most sixes (553). Gayle simply cleared his legs and hammered sixes whenever he felt like it. In his pursuit of a maximum, he spared neither a spinner nor a fast bowler.

Although Gayle achieved multiple 100-meter maximums, the Jamaican's greatest hit occurred in 2011. Chris Gayle hit Yusuf Pathan for a 116-meter six that flew clean out of the Kensington Oval stadium during the 2010 T20 World Cup match between India and the West Indies.

4. Liam Livingstone

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On the cricket pitch, Liam Livingstone of England is renowned for his massive sixes and power-hitting. Livingstone is a modern-day six-hitter who has shown off his skills for England in all game types and in a number of T20 leagues.

He is well-known for his incredible 122-meter six against Haris Rauf at Headingley in 2021 during England vs. Pakistan's second Twenty20 International. This smash is regarded as one of the greatest six in international cricket history.

3. MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni, the owner of the helicopter shot, is known for hitting huge sixes. He hit 78 sixes in Tests, 229 sixes in ODIs, and 52 sixes in T20Is for India from 2004 to 2019. He even has 264 sixes in the Indian Premier League. New on the international cricketing scene, MS Dhoni made a name for himself by hitting sixes against Pakistan in both Tests and ODIs in the initial phase of his career.

MS Dhoni’s biggest six of his career came in the 2009 Auckland ODI between India and New Zealand. MS Dhoni hit a 118-meter six that went way back in the stands during the third ODI between India and New Zealand in Auckland in 2009.

2. Yuvraj Singh

The first batter to hit six sixes in six balls in T20I cricket, India’s Yuvraj Singh loved hitting maximums in international cricket. He hit 22 sixes in Tests, 155 sixes in ODIs, and 74 sixes in T20Is for India from 2000 to 2017. Yuvraj Singh was particularly severe on spinners and easily hit sixes on both left- and right-handed spinners. He used his brilliant timing to hit sixes on fast bowlers, as evident from the 2007 T20 World Cup.

One of the most talented stroke-masters in the cricket community is Yuvraj Singh, also referred to as Yuvi by the fans. When he was included in the list of cricket players with the longest six in history in 2007, it was an obvious example of this. In the 2007 T20 World Cup semi-final between India and Australia, Yuvraj hit Brett Lee for a six that was 119 meters long.

1. Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi of Pakistan was synonymous with hitting huge sixes, as he impressed one and all by hitting more than 7 sixes in his first ODI innings, during his 37-ball hundred in 1996. Afridi went on to shatter world records, hitting 52 Test sixes, 351 ODI sixes, and 73 T20I sixes. Overall, he also hit 252 sixes in T20 cricket as well.

Former Pakistani cricketer and captain Shahid Afridi blasted the longest six in cricket history. He smashed the largest six ever seen in cricket history, according to official records, at a distance of 153 meters. When he played against South Africa in 2013, he hit pacer Ryan McLaren out of the Johannesburg stadium with this 153-meter smash.

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