Who Has the Most Sixes in Test Cricket?

Have you ever wondered which players in the cricket world have the most sixes in a Test match? Well, this article will tell you about that!

Brendon McCullum

Brendon McCullum is the most prolific sixer in Test cricket history. He has 107 sixes in his career. That’s more than the 98 sixes that Jacques Kallis has.

McCullum is also the first player to reach two hundred and two thousand runs. In his final Test, he scored the fastest Test century in history. He smashed 145 runs off 79 balls. His innings also included 18 fours.

In his career, McCullum has played 101 Test matches, 176 innings and hit 107 sixes. As of January 2016, he has the highest number of sixes in Test cricket.

He has been a member of the New Zealand Test team since 2004. Initially, he was used as a wicketkeeper batsman. But later, he played primarily as a right arm bowler.

Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes, the England Test captain, has become the third batter in the world to reach the milestone of hitting 100 sixes in the red ball game. The previous two were Adam Gilchrist and Brendon McCullum.

Having made his debut in 2009, he is the son of the legendary cricketer, Gerald Stokes. He has played for New Zealand and England in international cricket.

Stokes has achieved several major achievements, including winning a World Cup final and leading England to victory in the Champions Trophy. His performance on the field and off it has been well documented.

Aside from his impressive batting, Stokes also excels as a bowler. He is known for his ability to hit the big shots. With a left-handed bat and an all-round game, Stokes is a formidable opponent for any bowler.

Adam Gilchrist

Adam Gilchrist is one of the most dynamic players to have graced the international cricket field. He played 96 Test matches without dropping out. The equable nature of his game made him a valuable asset to the Australian team.

When he joined the team, Gilchrist was a fairly inexperienced player. However, he did manage to play a part in three World Cups. In fact, he was the first Test batsman to hit 100 sixes.

Although his strike rate was not impressive, it was not bad considering his batting average. A few years later, Gilchrist scored 204 not out against South Africa in Johannesburg. His best innings came in the 2007 World Cup final against Sri Lanka.

Chris Cairns

Chris Cairns is a New Zealand all-rounder who has the most sixes in Test cricket. His 84 Test sixes are still the most for any test batsman. He became the sixth man to achieve a double of 200 wickets and 3000 runs in March 2004.

Chris Cairns had an impressive career for New Zealand. From 1989 to 2006 he played for the Black Caps and the Kiwis, and represented them in both ODIs and Tests. During this time he also served as captain for the Chandigarh Lions, in the Indian Cricket League.

In a brief 17 year international career, Cairns managed to secure several records. Among them were the most runs in a test, the most wickets in a Test, and the most sixes in a Test. While he was in his prime, he was one of the greatest all-rounders in the world. However, his pace diminished as he got older.

Matthew Hayden

The Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden holds several records. One is his impressive 380-run knock against Zimbabwe. He has also scored a couple of double-centuries in test cricket.

In his Test career, he was selected to play in three World Cups and one ODI World Cup. During this period, he was a prolific scorer. During the 2007 World Twenty20, he scored 265 runs, making him the top scorer.

Matthew Hayden was an excellent player. He played spin bowling better than most of his opponents. As a result, he was one of only two Australian batsmen to score two 150-plus innings in losing causes.

The 380-run blitz against Zimbabwe is still a major talking point. Hayden broke the record for most sixes in a single innings. It took him 10 hours 22 minutes to complete the feat.

Wasim Akram

Wasim Akram has been a leading figure in the game of cricket for over a decade now. He has been a part of Pakistan’s success in both Test and ODIs. The only bowler to take more than 400 wickets in the two forms of the game, Wasim is a legend in the world of cricket.

His batting skills were also evident during his stint with the national side. In 2004, he was one of three batsmen selected for Pakistan’s tour of the Caribbean. With the ball, he was a master of the reverse swing.

On his first tour to Australia, Wasim Akram picked up his 100th test wicket. While his career was hampered by a tumultuous captaincy, Wasim still demonstrated his prowess as a player.

Here the completed List :

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
BA Stokes (ENG)	2013-2022	89	162	7	5602	258	36.14	9504	58.94	12	28	14	668	107
BB McCullum (NZ)	2004-2016	101	176	9	6453	302	38.64	9989	64.60	12	31	14	776	107
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	1999-2008	96	137	20	5570	204*	47.60	6796	81.95	17	26	14	677	100
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2014	103	182	11	7214	333	42.18	11970	60.26	15	37	15	1046	98
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1995-2013	166	280	40	13289	224	55.37	28903	45.97	45	58	16	1488	97
V Sehwag (ICC/IND)	2001-2013	104	180	6	8586	319	49.34	10441	82.23	23	32	16	1233	91
BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1990-2006	131	232	6	11953	400*	52.88	19753	60.51	34	48	17	1559	88
CL Cairns (NZ)	1989-2004	62	104	5	3320	158	33.53	5815	57.09	5	22	7	365	87
IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	121	182	12	8540	291	50.23	9613+	69.77*	24	45	10	952+	84
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	1998-2009	79	130	9	3845	167	31.77	6197	62.04	5	26	17	513	82
ML Hayden (AUS)	1994-2009	103	184	14	8625	380	50.73	14349	60.10	30	29	14	1049	82
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2001-2017	75	132	20	5222	161*	46.62	11726	44.53	10	39	9	511	81
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2014	104	181	8	8181	227	47.28	13255	61.72	23	35	10	985	81
MS Dhoni (IND)	2005-2014	90	144	16	4876	224	38.09	8249	59.11	6	33	10	544	78
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2022	88	126	11	1855	77*	16.13	2240	82.81	0	5	15	187	76
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2022	100	178	24	6953	200*	45.14	14416	48.23	13	38	4	716	75
RT Ponting (AUS)	1995-2012	168	287	29	13378	257	51.85	22782	58.72	41	62	17	1509	73
CH Lloyd (WI)	1966-1985	110	175	14	7515	242*	46.67	6942+	56.68*	19	39	4	712+	70
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2017	118	213	19	10099	313	52.05	19375	52.12	34	33	19	1082	70
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1989-2013	200	329	33	15921	248*	53.78	29437+	54.04*	51	68	14	2058+	69
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	102	161	6	5200	208	33.54	8565	60.71	14	22	14	621	67
CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1991	108	185	16	7558	226	44.72	11932+	49.49*	19	34	11	872+	67
RG Sharma (IND)	2013-2022	45	77	9	3137	212	46.13	5625	55.76	8	14	4	335	64
AB de Villiers (SA)	2004-2018	114	191	18	8765	278*	50.66	16077	54.51	22	46	8	1024	64
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2002	102	173	15	5762	233	36.46	11462	50.27	13	27	13	633	63
DA Warner (AUS)	2011-2022	99	182	8	7922	335*	45.52	11128	71.18	24	34	12	939	62
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1994	131	184	15	5248	163	31.05	5192+	79.33*	8	27	16	557+	61
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997-2014	149	252	15	11814	374	49.84	22959	51.45	34	50	15	1387	61
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1991-2007	110	188	14	6973	340	40.07	10698	65.18	14	31	15	910	59
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2002	104	147	19	2898	257*	22.64	5389+	52.82*	3	7	17	324+	57
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2008	113	188	17	7212	239	42.17	14070	51.25	16	35	13	900	57
RR Pant (IND)	2018-2022	33*	55	4	2262	159*	44.35	3071	73.65	5	11	2	245	55
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2022	60	89	20	2523	175*	36.56	4240	59.50	3	17	5	253	55
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1992	88	126	25	3807	136	37.69	6588+	47.52*	6	18	8	316+	55
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2007-2022	112	196	24	7683	290	44.66	12957	59.29	19	35	14	932	55
CD McMillan (NZ)	1997-2005	55	91	10	3116	142	38.46	5670	54.95	6	19	7	367	54
BJ Haddin (AUS)	2008-2015	66	112	13	3266	169	32.98	5587	58.45	4	18	8	363	54
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2022	159	232	39	3550	169	18.39	5417	65.53	1	13	39	427	54
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1998-2010	27	48	1	1716	156	36.51	1973	86.97	5	8	6	220	52
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	1998-2010	90	156	12	7530	223	52.29	14372	52.39	24	33	11	957	51
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2015	134	233	17	12400	319	57.40	22882	54.19	38	52	11	1491	51
PA de Silva (SL)	1984-2002	93	159	11	6361	267	42.97	11249+	51.04*	20	22	7	737+	48
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1993	124	189	21	8832	280*	52.57	15164+	45.99*	23	43	6	788+	48
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/PAK)	1992-2007	120	200	22	8830	329	49.60	16345	54.02	25	46	15	1105	48
HH Gibbs (SA)	1996-2008	90	154	7	6167	228	41.95	12270	50.26	14	26	11	887	47
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2012-2022	89	159	11	5482	167*	37.04	9520	57.58	12	23	16	648	46
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2022	90	160	20	8458	239	60.41	15548	54.39	29	36	8	922	46
JO Holder (WI)	2014-2022	58	104	16	2612	202*	29.68	4700	55.57	3	11	8	311	44
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2022	74	106	23	1835	99	22.10	2851	64.36	0	10	12	180	44
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2006	76	143	10	5825	219	43.79	10685	54.51	14	29	12	831	42
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2015	103	145	23	2224	115	18.22	3432	64.80	2	9	19	277	42
C de Grandhomme (NZ)	2016-2022	29	44	7	1432	120*	38.70	1780	80.44	2	8	6	141	41
DM Bravo (WI)	2010-2020	56	102	5	3538	218	36.47	7886	44.86	8	17	5	404	41
ME Waugh (AUS)	1991-2002	128	209	17	8029	153*	41.81	15360	52.27	20	47	19	844	41
Tamim Iqbal (BAN)	2008-2022	69	132	2	5082	206	39.09	8751	58.07	10	31	11	650	40
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-2000	93	155	12	5105	135*	35.69	8672+	49.96*	4	38	12	534+	40
JL Langer (AUS)	1993-2007	105	182	12	7696	250	45.27	14192	54.22	23	30	11	912	40
LD Chandimal (SL)	2011-2022	70	127	13	4936	206*	43.29	10005	49.33	13	24	5	508	39
NJ Astle (NZ)	1996-2006	81	137	10	4702	222	37.02	9479	49.60	11	24	11	612	39
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2005-2013	79	137	16	6235	195	51.52	12436	50.13	19	29	12	685	39
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2015	115	198	22	8643	329*	49.10	15456	55.92	28	27	9	978	39
IR Bell (ENG)	2004-2015	118	205	24	7727	235	42.69	15622	49.46	22	46	14	919	39
NS Sidhu (IND)	1983-1999	51	78	2	3202	201	42.13	7135+	44.33*	9	15	9	358+	38
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2007	145	199	17	3154	99	17.32	5470	57.65	0	12	34	353	37
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1987	60	76	10	910	73	13.78	1185+	58.98*	0	6	15	78+	36
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	93	119	27	1251	76	13.59	2825	44.28	0	2	14	124	36
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2015	164	280	49	11867	203*	51.37	27395	43.31	30	66	15	1285	36
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	108	156	39	3781	111	32.31	7198	52.52	2	16	9	412	35
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2000-2008	33	63	6	1059	111	18.57	1630	64.96	1	4	8	110	34
DJG Sammy (WI)	2007-2013	38	63	2	1323	106	21.68	1949	67.88	1	5	8	157	34
AM Rahane (IND)	2013-2022	82	140	12	4931	188	38.52	9972	49.44	12	25	10	560	34
J Blackwood (WI)	2014-2022	50	91	5	2629	112*	30.56	4898	53.67	3	16	7	312	33
Q de Kock (SA)	2014-2021	54	91	6	3300	141*	38.82	4652	70.93	6	22	7	411	33
JC Buttler (ENG)	2014-2022	57	100	9	2907	152	31.94	5365	54.18	2	18	9	340	33
M Vijay (IND)	2008-2018	61	105	1	3982	167	38.28	8601	46.29	12	15	8	467	33
JR Reid (NZ)	1949-1965	58	108	5	3428	142	33.28	128+	34.37*	6	22	5	267+	33
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	68	111	9	3714	135	36.41	8320	44.63	6	23	11	409	33
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	86	134	19	3124	151*	27.16	4611+	57.34*	2	15	12	323+	33
MN Samuels (WI)	2000-2016	71	127	7	3917	260	32.64	8219	47.65	7	24	14	537	32
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	93	160	21	8032	365*	57.78	4063+	53.58*	26	30	12	593+	32+
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	73	109	16	2065	123*	22.20	3536	58.39	1	11	19	247	31
SR Watson (AUS)	2005-2015	59	109	3	3731	176	35.19	7094	52.59	4	24	6	483	31
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2005-2022	84*	154	13	5312	219*	37.67	11263	47.16	9	25	12	635	31
TA Boult (NZ)	2011-2022	78	94	46	759	52*	15.81	1265	60.00	0	1	13	82	30
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2021	64	111	8	2914	155*	28.29	5697	51.14	5	14	15	355	30
MJ Slater (AUS)	1993-2001	74	131	7	5312	219	42.83	9967	53.29	14	21	9	598	30