1. Sir Garfield Sobers
On August 31, 1968, the West Indian all-rounder
became the first player to accomplish the feat. Nottinghamshire was facing
Glamorgan, and Sir Garfield Sobers was captaining the team. Malcolm Nash was
taken to the cleaners by the West Indian great. Sobers hit five consecutive
clean hits for six runs, but was caught on the boundary on the sixth. But
unfortunately for the fielding team, the fielder Roger Davis made a mess of it
and the ball crossed the boundary ropes. And thus for the first time in history
a batsmen smashed six sixes in an over.
Sir
Garfield Sobers
2. Ravi
Shastri
The former Indian all-rounder and the current coach
of Indian team is a surprising addition in the list. Shastri was not known for
his big hits. The all-rounder achieved the feat on 19th January,1985.
He smashed the left arm spinner Tilak Raj of Baroda for 6 sixes in an over
while playing for Bombay in the Ranji trophy.
Ravi
Shastri
3. Herschelle
Gibbs
The swashbuckling South African Hershelle Gibbs was
the first batsman to achieve the feat in world cup match and in an
international ODI game. The Netherlands bowler Daan van Bunge was at the
receiving end. Gibbs achieved the feat during the World cup in 2007 held in
West Indies.
Herschelle
Gibbs
4. Yuvraj
Singh
Yuvraj Singh played an important role in helping
India win the first ever T20 World Cup in 2007 held in South Africa. The Indian
south paw entered into a heated argument with Andrew Flintoff during 18 th
over. In reply Yuvi smashed the young Stuart Broad all over the park for six
sixes in the 19 th over.
Yuvraj
Singh
5. Ross
Whiteley
In July 2017, Ross Whiteley joined the select club
with six consecutive maximums. He was born in England and plays for Worcestershire
county team. In a T20 match at Headingley while playing for Worcestershire
Rapids, he smashed Yorkshire Vikings spinner Karl Carver's for six maximums.
Worcestershire Rapids lost, despite the
Sheffield-born batsman's efforts, with David Willey, smashing a match-winning 118 off 55 deliveries.
Ross
Whiteley
6. Hazratullah
Zazai
The development of cricket in Afghanistan during the
recent times has been quite enviable. Many quality cricketers have emerged from
the ranks and they have proved to be a match for some of the best quality
teams. Hazratullah Zazai has been one such player. During the Afghanistan
Premier League (T20), Hazratullah Zazai bashed his way through Abdullah
Mazari's deliveries joining the list of cricketers who have smashed 6 sixes in
an over.
Hazratullah
Zazai
7. Leo
Carter
In January 2020, the New Zealand batsman created
headlines by hitting six sixes in a single over during his team's T20 match
against the Northern Knights. Carter, who competed in New Zealand's Super Smash
competition, hit six consecutive sixes on his way to 70 not out in just 29
deliveries, leading Canterbury Kings to a seven-wicket win with seven
deliveries left.
Leo
Carter
The West Indian captain is the third batsmen to
achieve the rare feat of 6 sixes in an over in International cricket. Pollard
blasted off the sixes off Srilankan spinner Akila Dananjaya, who had taken a
hatrick in his previous over. Pollard has been a regular face in different T20
franchises all over the world. In IPL he plays for Mumbai Indians.
Kieron Pollard
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