Former West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle is known to be one of the best batters in the T20 format. The left-hander has shattered so many records in the shorter format throughout his cricketing career and was known for hitting monstrous sixes. The two-time T20 World Cup champion has also the record for smashing most sixes in T20 format, and is far way from any of the batter in the list.
With over 14000 runs, Chris Gayle has 1056 sixes to his name in the T20 format. He is the only batter in the world to smash 1000 or more sixes in the T20 format. The left-hander achieved a milestone to smash 1000 sixes while playing for Kings XI Punjab (now known as Punjab Kings) in an IPL 2020 fixture against Rajasthan Royals in Abu Dhabi on October 30, 2020. Gayle fell short of his hundred but achieved a new milestone in his career.
Chris Gayle smashed 99 against RR in IPL 2020
Batting first against Rajasthan Royals, Kings XI Punjab posted 185/4 in their 20 overs. Chris Gayle fell short of his century by just one run as the left-hander got out in the last over after scoring 99 runs off 63 balls, with six fours and eight sixes. With this, Gayle also crossed 1000 sixes in his T20 career becoming to first batter to achieve this milestone. However, his knock went in vain as RR chased the target in 17.3 overs losing three wickets with Ben Stokes top scoring with 50(26).
Chris Gayle is currently at the in the list of players to hit most sixes in T20 cricket. The left-hander has 1056 sixes to his name in the shorter format. After that, his country-mates Keiron Pollard and Andre Russell are the next two names in the list with 897n and 716 sixes respectively. Another West Indian Nicholas Pooran is also in the list with 577 sixes.
