Rohit Sharma breaks Chris Gayle’s T20I record: Who are the Top 5 six-hitters in T20Is?

Dixit Bhargav | 05/08/2019
Rohit Sharma breaks Chris Gayle's T20I record: Who are the Top 5 six-hitters in T20Is?

Martin Guptill (New Zealand)

The third on the list is New Zealand opening batsman Martin Guptill. The fact that the next three on the list (including Guptill) are all from New Zealand speaks highly about their expertise in this format.

In 76 ODIs so far, Guptill has scored 2,272 runs at an average of 33.91 and a strike rate of 132.71 including two centuries and 14 half-centuries. Guptill has hit 103 sixes in T20Is.

It is worth mentioning that before Sharma, it was Guptill who had scored most runs in T20Is. Currently playing for New Zealand, the 32-year old batsman is likely to give Sharma a run for his money in the years to come.

Having played only a lone T20I in the last year, Guptill will be looking to find top form in the imminent three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka next month. With the T20 World Cup scheduled for next year, New Zealand would be banking upon Guptill’s form for the tournament.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.