Who is the longest six in the world? (2023)

Who is longest six in the world?

Shahid Afridi | 153 meters long six against South Africa, 2013. The longest six in cricket history was smashed by former cricketer and captain of Pakistan, Shahid Afridi. As per official records, he hit 153 meters six making it the biggest six ever seen in the cricket world.

Yuvraj Singh became the second batter, after Herschelle Gibbs, to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket. The occasion was the World T20 encounter against England, the venue Kingsmead, Durban, and the bowler under the withering onslaught was Stuart Broad.

1st six in Test cricket was hit 21 years after the 1st match. The first six in international cricket was hit by Australian batsman Joe Darling in 1898, almost 21 years after the first Test was played.

Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi unofficially holds the record for the longest six in cricket history when he cleared 153 metres against South Africa in the third ODI at Johannesburg on March 17, 2013.

No. Its a controversy which only made newspapers but never the history books. Shahid Afridi's falsely famous 158m six was recorded as 120m in the ICC record books and he sits pretty at number 9 on the list of longest sixes. Why did Shahid Afridi say Pakistani cricketers get more love in India than in Pakistan?

India batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad has created a huge List A cricket record by slamming 7 sixes in an over. Gaikwad did the same in the Vijay Hazare Trophy quarter-final clash on Monday.

Martin Guptill | 127m six vs South Africa, 2012

Guptill bludgeoned the ball over the mid-wicket boundary ferociously and the ball hit the roof of the stand before rolling back on to the ground. This is the biggest six recorded in Test matches.

Afghanistan opener Hazatullah Zazai entered the record books when he launched six sixes in an over against left-arm spinner Abdullah Mazari in the 2018 Afghanistan Premier League. Zazai's team, Kabul Zwanan, was chasing a 245-run target against Balkh Legends when Zazai thumped Mazari for the record in the fourth over.

Chris Gayle holds the record for the most number of sixes in international cricket with 553 from 483 matches across all three formats.

Who is the best six in the world?

#1 Sandeep Patil (IND) vs England (1982, Manchester)

The stylish middle-order batter was the first ever batter to achieve the feat of hitting 6 fours in an over. Patil did it in Test cricket when cricket did not have too many power hitters helped by modern equipment.

It was the least effort ever by any batsmen to get six runs, though batsman Latif only added one run in his score from that six runs.

Chris Gayle || 116 meters vs.

Chris Gayle is one of the most powerful batsmen in cricket history. The former West Indies captain owns the world record for most sixes hit and produces some of the game's longest sixes.

Shahid Afridi has the record of hitting the most sixes in ODI cricket. He hit 351 sixes in 398 ODIs from 1996 to 2015.

MS Dhoni biggest six distance in cricket history

Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed the biggest six of his career in 2009 when he smashed a 118-metre six against New Zealand. In the 3rd ODI at Christchurch, Dhoni smashed Kiwi bowler Grant Elliott for a maximum in the 44th over of the Indian innings.

When one thinks of the most runs conceded in an over, the names of Tilak Raj and Malcolm Nash come to mind. Ravi Shastri and Sir Gary Sobers had hit six sixes to score 36 runs on both occasions. However, that dubious distinction goes to Bert Vance, who went for 77 in a match between Wellington and Canterbury.

Lee Germon hits 8 sixes in one over most expensive over in cricket history the bowler gave 77 runs. Lee Germon records 8 Sixes in an over: Ruturaj Gaikwad hit 7 sixes in an over against Uttar Pradesh in the quarter finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Who hit most sixes in one inning?

Eoin Morgan (England): 17 Sixes

In the process he smashed a world record 17 sixes in an innings, going past the previous record of 16, jointly held by India's Rohit Sharma, South Africa's AB de Villiers and West Indies' Chris Gayle.

Chris Gayle holds the record for the most number of sixes in international cricket with 553 from 483 matches across all three formats.

West Indies opener Chris Gayle is the only batsman to smash a six off the first ball of a test match. Gayle achieved the feat against Bangladesh in Mirpur in November 2012, when he smashed 18 in the first over, which was bowled by debutant off-spinner Sohag Gazi.

Andre Russell –

In a season, he scored 52 sixes and some blinders.

#1 Sandeep Patil (IND) vs England (1982, Manchester)

The stylish middle-order batter was the first ever batter to achieve the feat of hitting 6 fours in an over. Patil did it in Test cricket when cricket did not have too many power hitters helped by modern equipment.

MS Dhoni - World Best Finisher from India

MS Dhoni is unarguably one of the best finishers in cricket archives. Nicknamed 'Captain-cool,' Dhoni made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in 2004.