6 batsmen who can hit 6 sixes in an over in IPL 2021
Chris Gayle
Christopher Henry Gayle is one of the most sought-after strikers in the truncated version of the game. The swashbuckling opener is best known for starting the innings with a bang. A player like Gayle can give nightmares to the world-class bowlers. Gayle is an icon in T20 cricket and his ability to clear the balls out of the park and that too effortlessly makes him the top batsman in this format.
He was at his marauding best when he has hit the most runs in an over in IPL. The 41-year-old thwacked Prasanth Parameswaran in IPL 2011 season when he scored 36 runs in 7-ball over (including a no-ball). The Jamaican-born cricketer also smashed 30 runs in an over off Rahul Sharma’s bowling in IPL 2012 season.
After entering the striker’s end in the second delivery, Gayle smashed 5 consecutive sixes. The experienced campaigner is the highest run-scorer in T20 cricket with 13,707 runs at a batting average of 38.18 including 22 centuries and 86 half-centuries to his name. Gayle has all the potential to hit 6 sixes in an over.
