The longest six in cricket

jassi (60)in #india • 6 years ago

10,Ijaz Ahmed (115 meters)

Pakistan’s Ijaz Ahmed played some amazing displays on the cricket field. He is might have been an understated cricketer, but he managed to draw attention towards himself and his batting style with an incredible sixer of 115 m. In was a match in 1999, when Pakistan faced India at Mohali. Interestingly, the entire match saw just two sixes, both of which were scored by Ahmed. This sixer has remained in the memory of the people even now.

9, Chris Gayle/Corey Anderson (116 meters)

West Indian batsman Chris Gayle and New Zealand player Corey Anderson both hold the record for the ninth biggest sixer recorded in the history of cricket. Gayle’s biggest sixer came in 2010 in the World Twenty20 tournament at Bridgetown. Gayle, just 2nd behind Shahid Afridi in total number of sixes in ODIs . turned a delivery by India’s Yusuf Pathan into a 116 m stunner! Anderson, on the other hand, sent a ball to the roof in an ODI match of 2014, at Napier, though he too, did so in a match against India.

8,Shahid Afridi (117 meters)

It’s no surprise that Boom Boom Afridi is on this list twice. The Pakistani batsman was, after all, known for his aggressive batting, with the record of scoring one of the fastest centuries of all time, having scored the 37 Ball Century. Back in January 2005, Afridi was on the crease, defending Pakistan against Australia, at Perth, when he turned a delivery into a 117 m sixer, making the stadium erupt in joy and excitement.

7, MS Dhoni (118 meters)

India’s dependable batsman and captain, MS Dhoni, has always been known for his stunning shots, especially the helicopter shots. Some of the most attractive sixes in recent cricket have been scored by none other than Dhoni, one most sucessful wicketkeeper batsman. In March 2009, he scored a massive 118 m six during India’s tour in New Zealand. He hit a majestic shot that stunned everyone, and after doing so, he did not even turn around to look at the ball! Now that’s confidence!

6, Mark Waugh (120 meters)

Australia’s celebrated and extremely talented batsman, Mark Waugh, was known for his elegant style of batting. And, he found his way in the list of players who have managed to hit the biggest sixers in cricketing history. This gifted stroke-master took the breath away from all those people watching the match when he turned a Daniel Vettori delivery into a massive sixer in a match against the arch-rival of the Aussies, i.e. New Zealand, in 1997. His sixer against one of the greatest spinners of all time will stay in the heart of Cricket fans forever.

5, Yuvraj Singh (125 meters)

Yuvraj Singh is one of the most notable batsmen of India, known for his big hits and spectacular displays on the field. He found the place in the list of players to have hit the top 10 biggest sixes in cricket when he hit an enormous one in September 2007 during the Twenty-20 World Cup match against Australia. Brett Lee sent a delivery his way, and Yuvi turned it into the most memorable six of this career. India eventually went on to win the t20 World Cup 2007.

4, Jacob Oram (130+ meters)

New Zealand representative Jacob Oram acquires the 4th position on the list of players who have hit the top 10 biggest sixes of all time. His 130 m shot, one of the longest sixes, was hit in a One Day International match against Australia back in 2006. As the Kiwis chased a huge score of 332 at Sydney to defeat their arch-rivals, Oram sent the ball across the ground, and led commentator Tony Greig to exclaim how he sent the ball to the 3rd storey of the stadium!

3, Brett Lee (135+ meters)

In a T-20 match against West Indies, Australia’s immensely talented bowler and the 2nd fastest baller ever, Brett Lee hit one of the top 10 biggest sixes ever in the history of the sport. It was a delivery by Rovman Powell that met such a fate in the hands of the Australian heart-throb, who had first proven his batting prowess in the 2005 Ashes series. This time, Lee hit the ball with a cracking sound that resonated across the noisy stadium, and sent the ball to the roof of the Gabba ground!

2, Shahid Afridi (158 meters)

In the second place on the list of the biggest Six in cricket of all time is the hit by Shahid Afridi, with his 158 meters hit in the year 2013. It was a match in which Pakistan faced West Indies in an away match. Afridi, who was known as Boom Boom Afridi and the King of Sixes back then, took a delivery that e sent right into the neighbouring golf course, and turned into the biggest six ever in the history of cricket! It was a remarkable six!

Look even he is surprised.

1, Albert Trott (160+ meters)

Albert Trott sits at the top of the list of the players to have scored the top 10 biggest sixes in cricket of all time. He represented both England and Australia on an international level, which was only possible in the 1900s when he used to play. Ironically, he set the record for the biggest sixer in cricket in a match between England and Australia! His 160 m sixer cleared the Lord’s Pavilion. This had happened in 1889 and he still holds the record.