5 Batsmen Who Scored Most Numbers Of Sixes Against Red Ball In 2021: While everyone is celebrating the arrival of 2022, cricket lovers on social media are celebrating the amazing cricket that was played in 2021. In 2021, we saw many big records getting broken, fortresses getting breached, and so on. If we talk about the longest format of cricket, we saw some of the most memorable and historic performances/moments on-field.
Test cricket is considered the purest form of cricket as it is synonymous with patience and grit. In Test cricket, it is the ball that does a lot of talking, however, there were a few batsmen in 2021 who let their bat do the talking. Apart from many amazing things, in 2021, in Test cricket, most of the sixes came from the bat of Indian players. Yes, if we look at the top-5 batters with the most number of sixes in 2021, three of them were Indians.
Here, in this article, we bring you a list of top-5 batters with the most number of sixes in the red-ball format in 2021. Have a look:
5. Shubman Gill:
At number 5 is the young and talented Indian batsman Shubman Gill. The Indian opener appeared in 9 Test matches for Indian in 2021, where he smashed 8 sixes in 17 innings. Overall, he has amassed 478 runs this year.
4. Quinton de Kock:
Quinton de Kock, who recently announced his retirement from Test format, is sitting at number 4th position as he did well with the bat in 2021. He played a total of 6 Test matches this year, where he amassed
3. Kyle Meyers:
At number three is West Indies player Kyle Mayers, who played a brilliant role in a total of 10 Test games this year. He smashed 10 sixes in 20 innings. During this, Kyle scored a double century as well.
2. Rohit Sharma:
India’s star player and the newly appointed vice-captain of Test cricket, Rohit Sharma played 11 Test matches in 2021. And in 21 innings, Rohit scored 906 runs, including 2 centuries and 4 half-centuries. He smashed 11 sixes in 2021.
1. Rishabh Pant:
India’s talented keeper-batter Rishabh Pant is sitting at the top of this list as he has smashed the most number of sixes in 2021. He played a total of 12 Test matches this year, where he scored 1 century and 5 half-centuries. He amassed 748 runs and smashed 15 sixes in this format.
