Gayle hit the most sixes (Photo: Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
T20 World Cup The 10th edition is about to start. There are many players playing in this World Cup who have their own stories. Many records can be seen being broken and made in this World Cup also. But, we are talking about the cricketer who has hit the most number of sixes in the history of T20 World Cup. Now just imagine how temperamental the player who has hit the most sixes must have been. The name of the cricketer with explosive temperament and who hits the most sixes is Chris Gayle, whom world cricket also calls ‘Universe Boss’. However, Chris Gayle’s journey from being a common player to becoming the universe boss of cricket was never easy. There was a time when he had to carry garbage to earn his living.
Gayle is the player who hit most sixes in T20 WC
We will come to the past life of Chris Gayle. But, before that, let us know about his becoming the ‘Sixer King’ in the T20 World Cup. West Indies left-handed batsman Chris Gayle played a total of 33 matches in the T20 World Cup from 2007 to 2021. During this period, he came to the crease 31 times and hit the maximum of 63 sixes. Meaning, no other batsman has hit so many sixes in the T20 World Cup.
Chris Gayle is so ahead in the number of sixes hit that Rohit Sharma, who is second after him, is also seen 13 sixes behind him. Rohit has 50 sixes in 44 innings of 47 T20 World Cup matches. England’s Jos Buttler is at third position with 43 sixes, while Australia’s David Warner is at fourth position with 40 sixes. Whereas India’s Virat Kohli is ranked 5th, who has hit 35 sixes in the T20 World Cup.
Will Butler be able to break Gayle’s record?
Meaning, Jos Buttler is the only active batsman among the top 5 batsmen who have hit the most number of sixes in the T20 World Cup. All other cricketers have retired from T20I. In such a situation, Butler will have a chance to get close to Gayle’s record or break it. However, for that he will have to hit at least 20 sixes in the T20 World Cup 2026.
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Gail earned her living by carrying garbage.
Even though the net worth of Chris Gayle, who made the record of hitting most sixes in the T20 World Cup, is said to be Rs 375 crore today. He may have a bungalow and a car, but there was a time when he did not even have a brick house to live in. They had to live in slums. To earn a living, he used to carry garbage and his mother used to sell chips on the streets of Jamaica. But, after his entry into cricket the whole story changed. The world liked Gayle’s style of playing cricket, full of speed and violence, as if it was a superhit film that created a stir at the box office.