Test Cricket is regarded as the toughest format of cricket after its inception. The Indian Cricket Team played its first test match against England in 1932. The Indian Team has played almost 600 test matches so far. Many of the great batsmen have played for the Indian team, such as Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, and many more. But do you know which indian player hit the most sixes in test cricket history so far? The Record goes to former Indian Batsman Virender Sehwag, who hit 90 sixes in his test career. Recently, Rishabh Pant has equalised him, scoring his 90th test six against England in the Manchester Test of the Tendulkar- Anderson Trophy. In this Article, we are going to learn about the top 5 indian Batsmen who have scored the most sixes in Test Cricket.
1. Virender Sehwag (90 Sixes)
The Former Indian Opener, Virender Sehwag, holds the top position in this elite list, with 90 sixes. He has been considered the most fearless opener batsman in world cricket so far after his debut. In Test, he scored 8586 runs in 180 innings of 104 test matches, including 23 centuries and 32 half-centuries. He is the only Indian Batsman who has hit two triple centuries in his career. His best test individual is 319 runs, which he amassed against South Africa at Chennai in 2008. Before this, he also scored 309 runs against Pakistan at Multan in 2004. Apart from this, he had the opportunity to score a few more triple centuries, but he lost his wicket after 250 runs a few times. He scored 6 double centuries in his test career.
2. Rishabh Pant (90 Sixes)*
The star wicket-keeper batsman recently equalled Virender Sehwag by hitting his 90th test six against England. He has been the most important player in the current Indian Test Team. He is also the vice-captain of the test side. He made his test debut against England in 2018. He has scored 3373 runs, including 8 centuries and 17 half-centuries. His best test cricket score of 159* came against Australia at Sydney in 2019. It will be guaranteed that he will be the new leader of this elite list in the upcoming days.
3. Rohit Sharma (88 Sixes)
The Former Skipper of the Indian Cricket Team is also in the list, with 88 test sixes. A couple of months ago, he said goodbye to this format. As a batsman, his test career was not going as he expected. He scored 4301 runs, including 12 centuries and 18 half-centuries. Under his Captaincy, India reached the WTC 2023 Finals. Apart from Tests, he also retired from T20Is. Now, He is available for the ODI format.
4. MS Dhoni (78 Sixes)
Another former Indian Skipper, MS Dhoni, is 4th in this prestigious list. He smashed 78 sixes in his test career. Dhoni was known for hitting long-hitting sixes since the beginning of his career. Under his Captaincy, India also won the Test mace in 2009. As an Individual, he scored 4876 runs in 144 innings of 90 tests, including 6 centuries and 33 half-centuries.
5. Ravindra Jadeja (74 Sixes)*
The most experienced player in the current test squad, Ravindra Jadeja, holds the 5th position with 74 sixes. He is the only person in this list who also claimed more than 300 test wickets. Generally, he bats at 7 or 8. But currently, he is batting at 6 against England in the India vs England Test series 2025. He has scored 3717 runs, including 4 centuries and 26 half-centuries. He has been considered the most important player for the team India in test cricket for a long while in all 3 departments.
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