Chris Gayle recently made a comeback to the Windies cricket team after a long break from international cricket. But as soon as he took the field, the spotlight was on him. In the first ODI between Windies and England, he made a record his own that he deserves the most. Gayle has now hit the most sixes in international cricket.
Previously, the record for most sixes in international cricket was held by Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi. Afridi had hit a combined 476 sixes in Test, ODI and T20I cricket. Gayle was also on that same number prior to the game. When the Windies opener struck Moeen Ali for his first six of the innings in the 15th over of the Barbados ODI, he toppled Afridi to claim the top spot.
Gayle ended up scoring 135 runs from 129 balls that included 12 sixes. As of today, the left-hander has 488 sixes to his credit. For now, the record looks safe as there is a big gap between him and other active international players. But the 39-year-old has announced that he will retire from ODI cricket after the 2019 World Cup.
Among the top 10 players for most sixes in international cricket, India’s Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni are placed 5th and 6th respectively. New Zealand’s Martin Guptill is another who is occupying the 8th slot at the moment.
Most sixes in international cricket
| Player | Teams played for | Matches | Innings | Fours | Sixes |
| Chris Gayle | ICC/Windies | 444 | 514 | 2259 | 488 |
| Shahid Afridi | Asia/ICC/Pakistan | 524 | 508 | 1053 | 476 |
| Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | 432 | 474 | 1552 | 398 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Asia/Sri Lanka | 586 | 651 | 2486 | 352 |
| Rohit Sharma | India | 321 | 327 | 1039 | 349 |
| MS Dhoni | Asia/India | 524 | 513 | 1455 | 348 |
| AB de Villiers | Africa/South Africa | 420 | 484 | 2004 | 328 |
| Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 292 | 329 | 1182 | 290 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 664 | 782 | 4076 | 264 |
| Adam Gilchrist | Australia/ICC | 396 | 429 | 1866 | 262 |
-Stats as of February 20, 2019
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