3 players with 400 plus sixes in international cricket

#1 Chris Gayle (534 sixes)

Chris Gayle is a six-hitting machine

Chris Gayle’s name at the top of the six-hitting chart in international cricket is hardly a surprise for anyone. The big left-hander from Jamaica has hit 98 sixes in Test cricket, 331 in ODIs and 105 in T20I cricket.

Gayle’s six-hitting ability is down to brute force. He just muscles the ball over the fence. The fact that he is a big man and has got long levers, allows him to reach the pitch of the ball easily. If the ball is anywhere near his arc, it travels long more often than not.

Despite having the reputation of a six-hitter, Gayle actually has a decent enough technique as well which reflects in his batting average in Tests. The 40-year old averages 42.18 in a Test career spanning 103 games. He has retired from Test cricket already and although he hasn’t officially announced his retirement from white-ball formats yet, he doesn’t often feature for West Indies these days and features more in T20 leagues around the world.