Indian Captain Rohit Sharma set a new record for hitting the most sixes in International Cricket Matches and surpassed West Indies legend Chris Gayle for the record of most sixes across formats (Tests, ODIs and T20Is) in international cricket. Rohit has now 562 sixes across the format and has registered his name in the list following big cricketing names such as Gayle, Shahid Afridi, Brendon McCullum, Martin Guptill and MS Dhoni.
ICC World Cup 2023 Points Table [Updated]
List of Most International Sixes
| Ranking | Player Name | Sixes | Inning |
| 1 | Rohit Sharma (India) | 573 | 479 |
| 2 | Chris Gayle (West Indies) | 553 | 551 |
| 3 | Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) | 476 | 508 |
| 4 | Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) | 398 | 474 |
| 5 | Martin Guptill (New Zealand) | 383 | 402 |
| 6 | MS Dhoni (India) | 359 | 526 |
| 7 | Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) | 352 | 651 |
| 8 | Eoin Morgan (England) | 346 | 361 |
| 9 | AB de Villiers (South Africa) | 328 | 484 |
| 10 | Jos Buttler (England) | 315 | 344 |
| 11 | Virat Kohli (India) | 283 | 565 |
| 12 | David Warner (Australia) | 276 | 447 |
| 13 | Ross Taylor (New Zealand) | 273 | 510 |
| 14 | Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 264 | 782 |
| 15 | Paul Stirling (Ireland) | 263 | 290 |
| 16 | Adam Gilchrist (Australia) | 262 | 429 |
| 17 | Aaron Finch (Australia) | 255 | 255 |
| 18 | Jacques Kallis (South Africa) | 254 | 617 |
| 19 | Yuvraj Singh (India) | 251 | 391 |
| 20 | Sourav Ganguly (India) | 247 | 488 |
| 21 | Ricky Ponting (Australia) | 246 | 668 |
| 22 | Shane Watson (Australia) | 245 | 334 |
| 23 | Ben Stokes (England) | 244 | 304 |
| 24 | Virender Sehwag (India) | 243 | 443 |
| 25 | Glenn Maxwell (Australia) | 241 | 223 |
| 26 | Chris Cairns (New Zealand) | 240 | 299 |
| 27 | Keiron Pollard (West Indies) | 234 | 196 |
| 28 | David Miller (South Africa) | 226 | 237 |
| 29 | Brian Lara (West Indies) | 221 | 521 |
| 30 | Quinton de Kock (South Africa) | 219 | 316 |
| 31 | Marlon Samuels (West Indies) | 219 | 388 |
| 32 | Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) | 214 | 429 |
| 33 | Viv Richards (West Indies) | 210+ | 349 |
| 34 | Angelow Mathews (Sri Lanka) | 209 | 442 |
| 35 | Jonny Bairstow (England) | 207 | 323 |
| 36 | Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) | 199 | 429 |
| 37 | Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) | 193 | 551 |
| 38 | Mohammad Nabi (AFG) | 192 | 240 |
| 39 | Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan) | 190 | 315 |
| 40 | Kevin Pietersen (England) | 190 | 342 |
| 41 | Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) | 189 | 452 |
| 42 | Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) | 187 | 417 |
| 43 | Suresh Raina (India) | 182 | 291 |
| 44 | Matthew Hayden (Australia) | 182 | 348 |
| 45 | Nicholas Pooran (West Indies) | 178 | 130 |
| 46 | Wasim Akram (Pakistan) | 178+ | 427 |
| 47 | Andrew Flintoff (England) | 177 | 259 |
| 48 | Hamilton Masakadza (Zimbabwe) | 174 | 350 |
| 49 | KL Rahul (India) | 171 | 208 |
| 50 | Moeen Ali (England) | 171 | 292 |
Most sixes in a WC innings
- 17 – Eoin Morgan (ENG) vs AFG, Manchester, 2019
- 16 – Chris Gayle (WI) vs ZIM, Canberra, 2015
- 11 – Martin Guptill (NZ) vs WI, Wellington, 2015
- 11 – Fakhar Zaman (PAK) vs NZ, Bengaluru, 2023
- 10 – Glenn Maxwell (AUS) vs AFG, Mumbai WS, 2023
Most sixes in World Cups
- 49 – Chris Gayle
- 45 – Rohit Sharma
- 43 – Glenn Maxwell
- 37 – AB de Villiers
- 37 – David Warner
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Who hits the most sixes in international cricket?
Rohit Sharma hit the most sixes in International Cricket Matches and now has 554 sixes across the format.
अंतरराष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट में सबसे ज्यादा छक्के किस खिलाड़ी के हैं?
अंतर्राष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट में सर्वाधिक छक्के: रोहित शर्मा ने 473 पारियों में 554 छक्के लगाकर क्रिस गेल के 553 छक्कों की संख्या को पीछे छोड़ दिया।