In recent years, there has been an unexpected uptick in run scoring in the 50-over format. One-day international (ODI) cricket is now as entertaining as the shortest format, the Twenty20 internationals, as sides often post 400 runs or more. Even in 50-over cricket, batters have improved their hitting skills because of the T20 boom.
Batsmen have increased the ante in hitting fours and sixes, taking advantage of the limited outfield space and the ever-improving bats. Batsmen, particularly during power play overs, are more likely to clear the ropes when field limits are in place because they perceive a considerably lower risk of going out of the field.
List of Most Sixes in Career:
| Sixes | Player | Team | Innings |
| 351 | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan | 369 |
| 331 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 294 |
| 270 | Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 433 |
| 250 | Rohit Sharma | India | 226 |
| 229 | MS Dhoni | India | 297 |
- Shahid Afridi (351)
Ex-Pakistan all-predilection rounders for big hits extend a long line. Shahid Afridi, a batsman for the middle order who debuted in 1996, played in 524 international matches. Of his 11,196 career runs, 2,856 came off sixes, 476 of which were from Afridi’s international play.
Afridi only participated in 27 Test matches, yet he smashed 52 sixes. However, his talent to hit sixes shone clearest in the 50-over format, where he belted 351 sixes in 398 ODIs. Twenty-over cricket was tailor-made for Afridi, who hit 73 sixes in 99 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).
- Chris Gayle (331)
West Indies legend Chris Gayle has smashed the second-most sixes among all ODI players. At an average of 37.83 and a strike rate of 87.19, he scored 10480 runs throughout 301 games. There is a total of 25 centuries and 54 half-centuries in this sum. With his bat, the “Universe Boss” hammered 331 sixes and 1128 fours during his One-Day International career.
- Sanath Jayasuriya (270)
Sanath Jayasuriya was a former opener for Sri Lanka, and he finished his career with a total of 13,430 runs scored for him in the fifty-over format. Both his strike rate (which was rather impressive at 91.20) and his average score (32.36) was quite good. During his match, the aggressive left-handed batter smashed a total of 270 maximums and 1500 fours. He finished with a top score of 189, which included 28 centuries and 68 fifties.
- Rohit Sharma (250)
The Indian opener Rohit Sharma has the potential to earn the title of “Sixer King” among the players of the present generation. He has scored 852 fours and 250 sixes throughout his career thus far. The flamboyant batter scored 9359 runs while maintaining a strike rate of 89.25 and an average of 49. This consists of 29 centuries and 45 fifties, with a total score of 264. In one-day internationals, he has smashed a record by scoring three hundred more than his previous high. With 45 Test matches under his belt, Rohit Sharma has struck 64 sixes. Unsurprisingly, he improves in limited-overs cricket, with a superior record (256 sixes in 235 ODIs and 182 sixes in 148 T20Is). Rohit Sharma has the record for most sixes by an active player with 57.
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- MS Dhoni (229)
MS Dhoni, a former captain of the Indian cricket team, is widely regarded as one of the most destructive players in the history of one-day internationals. He had an excellent batting average of 50.57 and a strike rate of 87.56 in his 10773 at-bats, which resulted in a total of 10773 runs. Throughout his One-Day International career, Dhoni hit 229 sixes and 826 fours with his bat. He scored 73 half-centuries and ten centuries during his batting career.
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