Most Sixes in Test

Most Sixes in Test is a premier metric of a batter's raw power, aggressive intent, and ability to shift momentum in the sport's longest format. The all-time record is currently held by the England captain, Ben Stokes.

A pioneer of the high-octane "Bazball" philosophy, Stokes has smashed over 130 sixes in his Test career, surpassing the previous record of 107 held by New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum. He is followed by legends like Adam Gilchrist and Joe Root, the latter of whom continues to climb the ranks as of April 2026. This record highlights a significant evolution in Test batting: a transition from traditional attrition to modern explosive dominance. It demonstrates that even in the most technical and patient format of the game, elite power-hitters can use aerial strikes to dismantle an opponent's tactical plans and dictate the terms of engagement.

RANK 1

Ben Stokes

ENG

136

Runs

7216

RANK 2

Brendon McCullum

107

Runs

6453

RANK 3

Adam Gilchrist

100

Runs

5570

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	HS	AVG	SR	Not Out	4s	6s	50s	100s
1	Ben Stokes ENG	120	216	7216	12348	258	34.85	58.43	9	828	136	37	14
2	Brendon McCullum	101	176	6453	9989	302	38.64	64.6	9	776	107	31	12
3	Adam Gilchrist	96	137	5570	6796	204	47.6	81.95	20	677	100	26	17
4	Chris Gayle WI	103	182	7214	11970	333	42.18	60.26	11	1046	98	37	15
5	Tim Southee NZ	107	156	2245	2715	77	15.48	82.68	11	215	98	7	0
6	Jacques Kallis	166	280	13289	28903	224	55.37	45.97	40	1488	97	58	45
7	Rishabh Pant IND	49	86	3476	4682	159	42.91	74.24	5	372	94	18	8
8	Virender Sehwag	104	180	8586	10441	319	49.34	82.23	6	1233	91	32	23
9	Angelo Mathews SL	119	212	8214	16970	200	44.4	48.4	27	835	90	45	16
10	Brian Lara	131	232	11953	19753	400	52.88	60.51	6	1559	88	48	34
11	Rohit Sharma IND	67	116	4301	7538	212	40.57	57.05	10	473	88	18	12
12	Sir Viv Richards	121	182	8540	0	291	50.23	0	12	0	84	45	24
13	Matthew Hayden	103	184	8625	14349	380	50.73	60.1	14	1049	82	29	30
14	Ravindra Jadeja IND	89	133	4095	7389	175	38.27	55.42	26	398	82	28	6
15	Kevin Pietersen	104	181	8181	13255	227	47.28	61.72	8	985	81	35	23
16	Misbah ul Haq	75	132	5222	11726	161	46.62	44.53	20	511	81	39	10
17	MS Dhoni	90	144	4876	8249	224	38.09	59.11	16	544	78	33	6
18	Ricky Ponting	168	287	13378	22782	257	51.85	58.72	29	1509	73	62	41
19	Younis Khan	118	213	10099	19375	313	52.05	52.12	19	1082	70	33	34
20	Clive Lloyd	110	175	7515	0	242	46.67	0	14	0	70	39	19
21	Sachin Tendulkar	200	329	15921	0	248	53.78	54.09	33	2058	69	68	51
22	David Warner AUS	112	205	8786	12517	335	44.59	70.19	8	1036	69	37	26
23	Steven Smith AUS	123	220	10763	19966	239	56.05	53.9	28	1172	67	44	37
24	Gordon Greenidge	108	185	7558	0	226	44.72	0	16	0	67	34	19
25	Sir Ian Botham	102	161	5200	8565	208	33.54	60.71	6	621	67	22	14
26	AB de Villiers	114	191	8765	16077	278	50.66	54.51	18	1024	64	46	22
27	Carl Hooper	102	173	5762	11462	233	36.46	50.27	15	633	63	27	13
28	Mahela Jayawardene	149	252	11814	22959	374	49.84	51.45	15	1387	61	50	34
29	Kapil Dev	131	184	5248	5538	163	31.05	94.76	15	587	61	27	8
30	Sanath Jayasuriya	110	188	6973	10698	340	40.07	65.18	14	910	59	31	14
31	Sourav Ganguly	113	188	7212	14070	239	42.17	51.25	17	900	57	35	16
32	Wasim Akram	104	147	2898	0	257	22.64	0	19	0	57	7	3
33	Jonny Bairstow	100	178	6042	10228	167	36.39	59.07	12	719	56	26	12
34	Ross Taylor NZ	112	196	7683	12957	290	44.66	59.29	24	932	55	35	19
35	Imran Khan	88	126	3807	0	136	37.69	0	25	0	55	18	6
36	Stuart Broad	167	244	3662	5607	169	18.03	65.31	41	438	55	13	1
37	Jason Holder WI	69	123	3073	5595	202	29.83	54.92	20	359	55	14	3
38	Brad Haddin	66	112	3266	5587	169	32.98	58.45	13	363	54	18	4
39	Kusal Mendis SL	73	135	4757	8116	245	36.87	58.61	6	572	52	22	10
40	Shahid Afridi GER	27	48	1716	1973	156	36.51	86.97	1	220	52	8	5
41	Kumar Sangakkara	134	233	12400	22882	319	57.4	54.19	17	1491	51	52	38
42	Mohammad Yousuf	90	156	7530	14372	223	52.29	52.39	12	957	51	33	24
43	Mitchell Starc AUS	105	154	2478	4177	99	20.47	59.32	33	255	49	13	0
44	Javed Miandad	124	189	8832	0	280	52.57	0	21	0	48	43	23
45	Aravinda de Silva	93	159	6361	0	267	42.97	0	11	0	48	22	20
46	Herschelle Gibbs	90	154	6167	12270	228	41.95	50.26	7	887	47	26	14
47	Joe Root ENG	163	298	13943	24242	262	51.07	57.51	25	1492	46	66	41
48	Dinesh Chandimal SL	90	161	6361	12703	206	43.56	50.07	15	668	44	34	16
49	Marcus Trescothick	76	143	5825	10685	219	43.79	54.51	10	831	42	29	14
50	Harbhajan Singh	103	145	2224	3432	115	18.22	64.8	23	277	42	9	2
51	Mark Waugh	128	209	8029	15360	153	41.81	52.27	17	844	41	47	20
52	Tamim Iqbal BAN	70	134	5134	8852	206	38.89	57.99	2	655	41	31	10
53	Travis Head AUS	65	111	4592	6576	175	43.73	69.82	6	557	41	20	12
54	Darren Bravo WI	56	102	3538	7886	218	36.47	44.86	5	404	41	17	8
55	Daryl Mitchell NZ	35	55	2175	4058	190	43.5	53.59	5	208	41	15	5
56	Colin de Grandhomme NZ	29	44	1432	1780	120	38.7	80.44	7	141	41	8	2
57	Arjuna Ranatunga	93	155	5105	0	135	35.69	0	12	0	40	38	4
58	Michael Clarke	115	198	8643	15456	329	49.1	55.92	22	978	39	27	28
59	Ian Bell	118	205	7727	15622	235	42.69	49.46	24	919	39	46	22
60	Michael Hussey	79	137	6235	12436	195	51.52	50.13	16	685	39	29	19
61	Mushfiqur Rahim BAN	100	184	6510	13416	219	38.75	48.52	16	747	38	28	13
62	Navjot Sidhu	51	78	3202	7135	201	42.13	44.88	2	358	38	15	9
63	Shane Warne	145	199	3154	5470	99	17.32	57.65	17	353	37	12	0
64	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	164	280	11867	27395	203	51.37	43.31	49	1285	36	66	30
65	Dhananjaya de Silva SL	65	115	4133	7089	173	38.99	58.3	9	499	36	19	12
66	Jermaine Blackwood	56	102	2898	5373	112	30.18	53.93	6	347	36	18	3
67	Dale Steyn	93	119	1251	2825	76	13.59	44.28	27	124	36	2	0
68	Michael Holding	60	76	910	0	73	13.78	0	10	0	36	6	0
69	Neil Wagner	64	84	875	1687	66	14.58	51.86	24	96	36	1	0
70	Ajinkya Rahane	85	144	5077	10256	188	38.46	49.5	12	578	35	26	12
71	Shaun Pollock	108	156	3781	7198	111	32.31	52.52	39	412	35	16	2
72	Pat Cummins AUS	72	107	1567	3312	64	16.67	47.31	13	153	35	3	0
73	Mohammad Rafique	33	48	4076	1630	0	40.76	87.4	6	110	34	4	1
74	Moeen Ali	68	118	3094	5973	155	28.12	51.79	8	375	34	15	5
75	Daren Sammy	38	63	1323	1949	106	21.68	67.88	2	157	34	5	1
76	Murali Vijay	61	105	3982	8601	167	38.28	46.29	1	467	33	15	12
77	Quinton De Kock SA	54	91	3300	4652	141	38.82	70.93	6	411	33	22	6
78	Sir Richard Hadlee	86	134	3124	0	151	27.16	0	19	0	33	15	2
79	Jos Buttler ENG	57	100	2907	5365	152	31.94	54.18	9	340	33	18	2
80	Marlon Samuels	71	127	3917	8219	260	32.64	47.65	7	537	32	24	7
81	Mitchell Marsh AUS	46	80	2083	3700	181	28.53	56.29	7	270	32	9	3
82	Mitchell Santner NZ	32	44	1085	2300	126	25.83	47.17	2	120	32	4	1
83	Shane Watson	59	109	3731	7094	176	35.19	52.59	3	483	31	24	4
84	Mitchell Johnson	73	109	2065	3536	123	22.2	58.39	16	247	31	11	1
85	Virat Kohli IND	123	210	9230	16608	254	46.85	55.57	13	1027	30	31	30
86	KL Rahul IND	67	118	4053	7810	199	35.86	51.89	5	485	30	20	11
87	Najmul Hossain Shanto BAN	39	73	2298	4288	163	32.36	53.59	2	260	30	5	8
88	Trent Boult NZ	78	94	759	1265	52	15.81	60	46	82	30	1	0
89	Asad Shafiq	77	128	4660	9588	137	38.19	48.6	6	512	29	27	12
90	Keshav Maharaj SA	62	95	1334	2197	84	15.33	60.71	8	153	29	6	0