Top 10 Longest Six In Cricket History By Legendary Players

“Cricket has always been a game of uncertainty”, Over the years fans have witnessed some amazing records that are hard to believe. Sometimes this sport amazes everyone and makes them curious about human capabilities. Legendary players have played and conquered the game and set outstanding records. We are continuing our series of records with this post. Here we have mentioned ‘10 longest Six in cricket history’.

Shahid Afridi Vs South Africa: 153 Meters

‘Shahid Afridi’ is one of the fiercest batsmen in cricket history. He has the ability to hit sixes from the first ball he plays. He has some extraordinary batting stats and power hitting. Afridi also hitted fastest century in his time in just off 37 balls. However, Corey Anderson broke his record after 17 years. Afridi was the player with unbelievable abilities as he was spinner but one time he bowled at speed of 134 Kmph. He is at the top of the list of longest six in cricket history by hitting 153 meters six on Ryan McLaren’s Ball.

Brett Lee Vs West Indies: 130 Meters

Second name on the list is ‘Brett Lee’ who is a legendary Australian bowler. Whenever he entered the field, he shaked every batsmen’s leg and knocked them down. Lee was famous for his fast speed and sharp bouncers. However, he was a great test bowler no one expected him in this list at 2nd place. But, as we said earlier, cricket is a game of uncertainty. He hitted a six of 130 meters in the home series against West indies. 

Martin Guptill Vs South Africa: 127 Meters

‘Martin Guptil’ the man with absolute six hitting power. Guptil comes in the list of most aggressive openers of all time. In his long career he has scored tons of runs for New Zealand. He was famous for hitting sixes that seemed completely effortless. Guptill hitted a 127 meter six that went over the roof of Lord’s.

Corey Anderson Vs India: 122 Meters

‘Corey Anderson’ the one who broke the 17 years old record of Afridi’s fastest century. He also chased his record of longest six in cricket history. Anderson is one of the best all-rounders of all time. He made numerous records playing for New Zealand. In the 2014 bilateral series against India, He hitted a six of 122 meters and surprised every Indian fan with his six hitting ability. 

Liam Livingstone Vs Pakistan: 122 Meters

In modern day cricket, ‘Liam Livingstone’ is the name for England in short format games. He often rescues England with his explosive batting performances. There is no doubt that he is presently one of the best power hitters. And he proved it with his humongous six of 122 meters against Pakistan.

Mark Waugh Vs New Zealand: 120 Meters

‘Australia has been the land of legends’, year after year cricket fans have witnessed legends who conquered the cricket world. One of them is ‘Mark Waugh’ ; he held  some of the most glorious records in his career. Mark held the record of most centuries in a World Cup edition till ‘Rohit Sharma’ broke it in 2019. He was the legendary batter of the Australian team. And in the list of longest six in cricket history he holds record of hitting 120 meters long six against New Zealand’s spinner ‘Daniel Vettori’

Yuvraj Singh Vs Australia: 119 Meters

‘Yuvraj Singh’ is the best batsmen India ever had in white ball cricket. Not only his techniques and batting talent, but the commitment he had for his team makes him a legend. He is the first player in the world who hitted 6 sixes in an over. Later, ‘Kieron Pollard’ also hitted six sixes in an over and shared the record with Yuvraj. Yuvraj was surely a gifted player, he used to hit sixes for fun. And that led to a record 119 meters against Australia on the ball of Brett Lee in ICC T20I World Cup.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni Vs New Zealand: 118 Meters

On the No. 8 comes ‘Mahendra Singh Dhoni’, However, his lucky no. & Jersey no. was 7. Dhoni also holds the record of second most sixes by a batsman for India. Dhoni has a list of records in his long career. All Indian cricket fans know him and his “Helicopter Shot” he used to hit sixes across the ground. On the tour of New Zealand, Dhoni hitted a 118 meter long six in the 44th over. And it’s not only the first time for Dhoni to hit the ball out of the ground he often hits long sixes in IPL and international cricket. He has hitted 2 112 meter sixes.

Chris Gayle Vs India: 116 Meters

‘Chris Gayle’ as a batsman he was a nightmare for the bowlers. He was famous for hitting while standing still. He also recorded most sixes in international cricket. Gayle used to score runs mostly with boundaries. Any bowler hesitates to bowl against Gayle when he settles down on the crease. And most of his astonishing shots he played was his 166 meters six against India in ICC T20I World Cup.

Ijaz Ahmed Vs India: 115 Meters

‘Ijaz Ahmed’ is another big name in cricket. He played for Pakistan from 1986 to 2001. In his career played 60 test and 250 ODI matches. He hitted 115 meter six on the bowl of ‘Virendra Sehwag’ on the ground of Gaddafi.

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