The Prince of Mohali was in the form of his life and played an unbelievable knock of 70 in mere 30 balls. Yuvi flicked Lee’s 147.2 kmph ball easily over deep square leg as the ball sailed out of Durban’s Kingsmead Stadium.
The aggressive left-handed Indian batsman hit this six in an extremely crucial semi-final of 2007 T20 world cup in South Africa. Yuvraj Singh smashed a gigantic six of 119 meters off Australia’s fastest bowler-Brett Lee. Number 7 on this list comes one of the best shots played in the history of T20 international cricket. Guptill scored a quick fire 90(76 balls) and won the ‘Man of the Match’ award as New Zealand defeated their neighbors convincingly by 159 runs.ġ19m, YUVRAJ SINGH, India v/s Australia, Durban (2007) credits: AFP Even the bowler kept watching in admiration as the New Zealand opener smashed the ball outside the stadium.
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The ball hit the roof of Eden Park as Guptill smashed a full length delivery outside off by Kane Richardson over long on. Next is Martin Guptill’s huge 113m six against Australia in the 1 st ODI of Australia’s tour of New Zealand 2016/17. 113m, MARTIN GUPTILL, New Zealand v/s Australia, Auckland (2016) credits: Getty Images
Sachin Tendulkar scored a crucial knock of 50 (52 balls) as Ashish Nehra’s magical spell of 6/23 ensured India won the match by 82 runs. Though not registered in official records, the ball is said to have traveled for a distance of 112m. Tendulkar hooked Caddick’s quick bouncer out of the stadium over deep square leg. However, in the 2003 World Cup pool match played against England, Sachin Tendulkar shook the world with his very popular six off Andy Caddick at Kingsmead Durban. The Master Blaster has always been a batsman known for hitting exquisite cover drives and straight drives. 112m, SACHIN TENDULKAR, India v/s England, Durban (2003) Credits Getty Images Cricket pundits have considered this as the greatest finishes in ODIs.
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MS played a captain’s knock of 44*(58 balls) and guided India to clinch their 1 st victory of the series by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining). After losing the test series 4-0 to Australia, the Indian team desperately needed a win to end the tour on a positive note. India needed 12 runs off 4 balls when ‘Captain Cool’ smashed Clint McKay’s half volley over long on. This is considered as one of the best sixes in the history of international cricket as it was hit in a very crunch situation. Number 10 on this list is MS Dhoni’s monstrous six of 112 meters hit against the arch rivals Australia in a 2011-12 Commonwealth Bank Tri-Series’ nail-biting finish. 112m, MS DHONI, India v/s Australia, Adelaide (2012) credits: Reuters As a tribute to these biggest hitters of the ball who make the game so interesting for us, here is a list of the longest six in international cricket history.
have always dominated with an aggressive brand of batting. In modern cricket, explosive batsman like Chris Gayle, Virender Sehwag, Kieron Pollard. The need for more runs in limited overs rose and sixes became commonplace. However, as the game became more popular, it became competitive as well. In its formative years, International cricket was more about hitting the ball cleanly rather than out of the park.