Most Sixes in ODI

Most Sixes in ODI is the definitive measure of a batter’s raw power, aggressive intent, and their ability to dominate the game through aerial brilliance. The all-time record was long spearheaded by Pakistan’s legendary Shahid Afridi, who smashed a staggering 351 sixes.
Afridi’s legacy of fearless hitting is closely followed by the "Universe Boss," Chris Gayle (331). As of 2026, Indian captain Rohit Sharma has cemented his status as the premier power-hitter of the modern era, steadily closing in on the all-time summit with over 320 sixes in the format. This statistic reflects more than just physical strength; it highlights the evolution of modern batting where the six-hit has transitioned from a high-risk gamble to a calculated strategic weapon, allowing elite players to dismantle bowling attacks and accelerate run rates with unprecedented efficiency.

RANK 1

Rohit Sharma

IND

357

Runs

11577

RANK 2

Shahid Afridi

GER

351

Runs

8064

RANK 3

Chris Gayle

331

Runs

10480

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	HS	AVG	SR	Not Out	4s	6s	50s	100s
1	Rohit Sharma IND	282	274	11577	12482	264	48.84	92.74	37	1090	357	61	33
2	Shahid Afridi GER	398	369	8064	6892	124	23.57	117	27	730	351	39	6
3	Chris Gayle WI	301	294	10480	12019	215	37.83	87.19	17	1128	331	54	25
4	Sanath Jayasuriya	445	433	13430	14725	189	32.36	91.2	18	1500	270	68	28
5	MS Dhoni	350	297	10773	12303	183	50.57	87.56	84	826	229	73	10
6	Eoin Morgan	248	230	7701	8447	148	39.29	91.16	34	654	220	47	14
7	AB de Villiers	228	218	9577	9473	176	53.5	101.09	39	840	204	53	25
8	Brendon McCullum	260	228	6083	6312	166	30.41	96.37	28	577	200	32	5
9	Sachin Tendulkar	463	452	18426	21368	200	44.83	86.23	41	2016	195	96	49
10	Sourav Ganguly	311	300	11363	15416	183	41.02	73.7	23	1122	190	72	22
11	Martin Guptill NZ	198	195	7346	8415	237	41.73	87.29	19	750	187	39	18
12	Jos Buttler ENG	199	171	5515	4787	162	39.11	115.2	30	444	184	29	11
13	Virat Kohli IND	311	299	14797	15771	183	58.71	93.82	47	1376	168	77	54
14	Ricky Ponting	375	365	13704	17046	164	42.03	80.39	39	1231	162	82	30
15	Yuvraj Singh	304	278	8701	9924	150	36.55	87.67	40	908	155	52	14
16	Glenn Maxwell AUS	149	136	3990	3149	201	33.81	126.7	18	382	155	23	4
17	Adam Gilchrist	287	279	9619	9922	172	35.89	96.94	11	1162	149	55	16
18	Paul Stirling IRE	170	162	6005	6864	177	37.76	87.48	3	643	149	32	14
19	Ross Taylor NZ	236	220	8607	10330	181	47.55	83.32	39	713	147	51	21
20	David Miller SA	178	154	4611	4447	139	42.3	103.68	45	342	144	24	7
21	Jacques Kallis	328	314	11579	15885	139	44.36	72.89	53	911	137	86	17
22	Virender Sehwag	251	245	8273	7929	219	35.05	104.33	9	1132	136	38	15
23	Kieron Pollard	123	113	2706	2866	119	26.01	94.41	9	171	135	13	3
24	Quinton De Kock SA	161	161	7123	7367	178	46.55	96.68	8	801	134	32	23
25	Brian Lara	299	289	10405	13086	169	40.48	79.51	32	1042	133	63	19
26	Shane Watson	190	169	5757	6365	185	40.54	90.44	27	570	131	33	9
27	David Warner AUS	161	159	6932	7127	179	45.3	97.26	6	733	130	33	22
28	Aaron Finch	146	142	5406	6162	153	38.89	87.73	3	532	129	30	17
29	Herschelle Gibbs	248	240	8094	9721	175	36.13	83.26	16	930	128	37	21
30	Abdul Razzaq	265	228	5080	6252	112	29.7	81.25	57	382	124	23	3
31	Shai Hope WI	148	143	6113	7659	170	50.52	79.81	22	487	120	30	19
32	Suresh Raina	226	194	5615	6005	116	35.31	93.5	35	476	120	36	5
33	Mohammad Nabi AFG	176	154	3762	4271	136	27.66	88.08	18	245	120	18	2
34	Marlon Samuels	207	196	5606	7463	133	32.97	75.11	26	526	118	30	10
35	Shoaib Malik	287	258	7534	9199	143	34.55	81.9	40	603	113	44	9
36	Mohammad Hafeez	218	216	6614	8633	140	32.9	76.61	15	664	110	38	11
37	Ben Stokes ENG	114	99	3463	3619	182	41.22	95.68	15	282	109	24	5
38	Mahmudullah BAN	239	209	5689	7327	128	36.46	77.64	53	425	107	32	4
39	Brendan Taylor ZIM	207	205	6704	8761	145	35.28	76.52	15	599	106	39	11
40	Sikandar Raza ZIM	153	144	4476	5186	141	36.99	86.3	23	373	106	24	7
41	Elton Chigumbura ZIM	213	198	4340	5423	117	25.23	80.02	26	343	106	19	2
42	Tamim Iqbal BAN	243	240	8357	10642	158	36.65	78.52	12	925	103	56	14
43	Andrew Symonds	198	161	5088	5504	156	39.75	92.44	33	449	103	30	6
44	Mitchell Marsh AUS	99	95	3098	3276	177	37.32	94.56	12	285	103	20	4
45	Mushfiqur Rahim BAN	274	256	7795	9780	144	36.42	79.7	42	617	100	49	9
46	Jonny Bairstow	107	98	3868	3758	141	42.97	102.92	8	437	92	17	11
47	Mohammad Yousuf	288	273	9720	12942	141	41.71	75.1	40	785	90	64	15
48	Angelo Mathews SL	226	195	5916	7136	139	40.24	82.9	48	468	90	40	3
49	Deandra Dottin	143	135	3727	4712	150	30.54	79.09	13	398	89	22	3
50	Kumar Sangakkara	404	380	14234	18048	169	41.98	78.86	41	1385	88	93	25
51	Matthew Hayden	161	155	6133	7767	181	43.8	78.96	15	636	87	36	10
52	Hamilton Masakadza ZIM	209	208	5658	7728	178	27.73	73.21	4	585	86	34	5
53	Richie Berrington SCO	136	127	3666	4811	127	33.32	76.2	17	254	86	21	6
54	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	268	251	8778	12408	150	41.6	70.74	40	722	85	59	11
55	Kevin O'Brien IRE	153	141	3619	4076	142	29.42	88.78	18	332	84	18	2
56	Thisara Perera SL	166	133	2338	2086	140	19.98	112.08	16	176	84	10	1
57	Daren Sammy	126	105	1871	1870	89	24.94	100.05	30	145	84	9	0
58	Misbah ul Haq	162	149	5122	6945	96	43.4	73.75	31	342	83	42	0
59	Fakhar Zaman PAK	92	91	3861	4145	210	45.42	93.14	6	432	83	19	11
60	George Munsey SCO	73	71	2642	2937	191	43.31	89.95	10	271	83	18	3
61	Jason Roy	116	110	4271	4047	180	39.91	105.53	3	511	81	21	12
62	Jacob Oram	160	116	2434	2810	101	24.09	86.61	15	182	81	13	1
63	Michael Hussey	185	157	5442	6243	109	48.15	87.16	44	383	80	39	3
64	Nicholas Pooran	61	58	1983	2000	118	39.66	99.15	8	157	80	11	3
65	Shikhar Dhawan	167	164	6793	7436	143	44.11	91.35	10	842	79	39	17
66	Moeen Ali	138	112	2355	2399	128	24.27	98.16	15	203	78	6	3
67	Mohammad Azharuddin	334	308	9378	12669	153	36.92	74.02	54	622	77	58	7
68	Kusal Mendis SL	154	151	4890	5591	143	35.43	87.46	13	503	77	35	6
69	Kevin Pietersen	136	125	4440	5128	130	40.73	86.58	16	427	77	25	9
70	Mahela Jayawardene	448	418	12650	16020	144	33.37	78.96	39	1119	76	77	19
71	Lance Klusener	171	137	3576	3977	103	41.1	89.91	50	293	76	19	2
72	KL Rahul IND	94	86	3360	3715	112	50.9	90.44	20	259	76	20	8
73	Evin Lewis WI	70	67	2279	2645	176	36.75	86.16	5	220	76	12	5
74	Hardik Pandya IND	94	68	1904	1717	92	32.82	110.89	10	141	76	11	0
75	Jean Paul Duminy	199	179	5117	6052	150	36.81	84.55	40	347	75	27	4
76	Darren Bravo WI	122	117	3109	4434	124	30.18	70.11	14	252	75	18	4
77	Paul Collingwood	197	181	5092	6614	120	35.36	76.98	37	365	74	26	5
78	Travis Head AUS	79	76	3007	2844	154	43.57	105.73	7	348	73	17	7
79	Shreyas Iyer IND	76	70	2977	3020	128	46.51	98.57	6	274	73	23	5
80	Brad Haddin	126	115	3122	3706	110	31.53	84.24	16	296	71	16	2
81	Daryl Mitchell NZ	59	54	2690	2810	137	58.47	95.72	8	216	71	12	9
82	Heinrich Klaasen	60	56	2141	1829	174	43.69	117.05	7	200	71	11	4
83	Lizelle Lee	100	99	3315	3936	132	36.42	84.22	8	418	70	23	3
84	Jason Holder WI	138	114	2237	2479	99	24.85	90.23	24	160	69	12	0
85	Steve Waugh	325	288	7569	9971	120	32.9	75.91	58	530	68	45	3
86	Babar Azam PAK	140	137	6501	7458	158	53.72	87.16	16	601	68	37	20
87	Scott Styris	188	161	4483	5645	141	32.48	79.41	23	353	68	28	4
88	Najibullah Zadran AFG	92	84	2060	2312	104	29.01	89.1	13	178	68	15	1
89	Michael Leask SCO	94	73	1564	1384	107	26.5	113	14	121	68	8	1
90	Kapil Dev	225	198	3783	3979	175	23.79	95.07	39	291	67	14	1