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Most Sixes in IPL Season: Chris Gayle’s name is the record for the most sixes in the IPL in a season. He had scored 59 sixes in the same season in 2012.
Chris Gayle’s name is the record for the most sixes in a season in the IPL.
Highlights
- Gayle’s name is the record for the most sixes in an IPL season.
- Chris Gayle of West Indies hit 59 sixes in the same season in 2012.
- Andre Russell of West Indies is second in this list by hitting 52 sixes.
New Delhi. Indian Premier League (IPL) means thrill. There is such a rain of fours and sixes that more than 500 runs are scored in the 40 overs. It rains for fours and sixes. But despite this, the record of hitting the most sixes in a season has been unbreakable for 12 years. No one has reached around this record of Chris Gayle. In such a situation, before IPL 2025, discussion on this record has started whether it will break this time. If it breaks, who will break it?
Chris Gayle’s name is the record for the most sixes in a season in the IPL. In 2012, Gayle of West Indies hit 59 sixes while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore. It still holds the record of hitting the most sixes in a season of IPL. Chris Gayle scored 733 runs in a stormy batting this season. He played an unbeaten innings of 175 runs this year, which is still the best individual score of IPL. Chris Gayle has now retired, but his records of the highest sixes and biggest innings in the IPL are still standing.
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Will the record break in IPL 2025?
Attacking batting in cricket is continuously increasing. Along with the batter skill, flat pitch, small grounds and Bahuhrin bat also contribute. In the IPL, in 2023, more than 1100 sixes were hit, and in 2024, 1260 sixes were hit. In the year 2024, Abhishek Sharma of Sunrisers Hyderabad hit the most 42 sixes. When it comes to breaking a record of 59 sixes in a season of Chris Gayle, Abhishek Sharma’s name is immediately remembered among the Indian contenders. Indian contenders include Sanju Samson.
Kohli hit the most sixes in 2016
Virat Kohli was the highest number of 38 sixes in 2016, but expecting 60 sixes in a season will be a little more. Rohit Sharma’s fans will also want to keep ‘Hitman’ in this race but his previous record does not raise confidence. In the IPL, six times Indians have been at number one in terms of sixes in a season and 11 times foreign batter. But Rohit Sharma is not named in them.
Andre Russell, Jose Butler also contenders
Chris Gayle’s contenders for breaking a record of 59 sixes include Andre Russell of West Indies, Jose Butler of England. Andre Russell, who played for KKR, hit 52 sixes in 2019. This is the record of the most sixes after Chris Gayle in a season of the league. Jose Butler hit 45 sixes in 2022. Butler, who is playing for Gujarat Titans this year, is also a contender to break Gayle’s record. West Indies, who plays for Lucknow Super Giants, will also keep an eye on Henriqu Klassen of Sunrisers Hyderabad.