CAREER LEADERBOARD

Men Test: Most sixes

All recorded careers; no minimum qualification


Rank	Player	Teams	Most sixes	Matches	Batting innings	Runs	Wickets
1	Ben Stokes	England	138	122	220	7,273	252
2	Brendon McCullum	New Zealand	107	101	176	6,453	1
3	Rishabh Pant	India	102	52	90	3,725	—
4	Adam Gilchrist	Australia	100	96	137	5,570	—
5	Chris Gayle	West Indies	98	103	182	7,214	73
5	Tim Southee	New Zealand	98	107	156	2,245	391
7	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	97	166	280	13,289	292
8	Virender Sehwag	India	91	104	180	8,586	40
9	Angelo Mathews	Sri Lanka	90	119	212	8,214	33
10	Brian Lara	West Indies	88	131	232	11,953	0
10	Rohit Sharma	India	88	67	116	4,301	2
12	Chris Cairns	New Zealand	87	62	104	3,320	218
13	Viv Richards	West Indies	84	121	182	8,540	32
14	Andrew Flintoff	England	82	79	130	3,845	226
14	Matthew Hayden	Australia	82	103	184	8,625	0
14	Ravindra Jadeja	India	82	91	136	4,160	356
17	Kevin Pietersen	England	81	104	181	8,181	10
17	Misbah-ul-Haq	Pakistan	81	75	132	5,222	—
19	MS Dhoni	India	78	90	144	4,876	0
20	Ricky Ponting	Australia	73	168	287	13,378	5
21	Clive Lloyd	West Indies	70	110	175	7,515	10
21	Younis Khan	Pakistan	70	118	213	10,099	9
23	David Warner	Australia	69	112	205	8,786	4
23	Sachin Tendulkar	India	69	200	329	15,921	46
25	Steven Smith	Australia	68	125	223	10,920	19
26	Gordon Greenidge	West Indies	67	108	185	7,558	0
26	Ian Botham	England	67	102	161	5,200	383
28	AB de Villiers	South Africa	64	114	191	8,765	2
29	Carl Hooper	West Indies	63	102	173	5,762	114
30	Kapil Dev	India	61	131	184	5,248	434
30	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	61	149	252	11,814	6
32	Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	59	110	188	6,973	98
33	Sourav Ganguly	India	57	113	188	7,212	32
33	Wasim Akram	Pakistan	57	104	147	2,898	414
35	Jonny Bairstow	England	56	100	178	6,042	—
36	Harry Brook	England	55	40	69	3,535	1
36	Imran Khan	Pakistan	55	88	126	3,807	362
36	Jason Holder	West Indies	55	69	123	3,073	162
36	Kusal Mendis	Sri Lanka	55	75	139	4,836	1
36	Ross Taylor	New Zealand	55	112	196	7,683	3
36	Stuart Broad	England	55	167	244	3,662	604
42	Brad Haddin	Australia	54	66	112	3,266	—
42	Craig McMillan	New Zealand	54	55	91	3,116	28
44	Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	52	27	48	1,716	48
45	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	51	134	233	12,400	0
45	Mohammad Yousuf	Pakistan	51	90	156	7,530	0
47	Mitchell Starc	Australia	49	107	157	2,498	445
48	Aravinda de Silva	Sri Lanka	48	93	159	6,361	29
48	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pakistan	48	120	200	8,830	0
48	Javed Miandad	Pakistan	48	124	189	8,832	17
51	Herschelle Gibbs	South Africa	47	90	154	6,167	0
51	Shubman Gill	India	47	43	77	3,043	0
53	Dinesh Chandimal	Sri Lanka	46	93	166	6,534	—
53	Joe Root	England	46	168	307	14,208	74
55	Yashasvi Jaiswal	India	45	31	57	2,612	0
56	Daryl Mitchell	New Zealand	43	39	62	2,411	4
57	Harbhajan Singh	India	42	103	145	2,224	417
57	Marcus Trescothick	England	42	76	143	5,825	1
59	Colin de Grandhomme	New Zealand	41	29	44	1,432	49
59	Darren Bravo	West Indies	41	56	102	3,538	0
59	Mark Waugh	Australia	41	128	209	8,029	59
59	Tamim Iqbal	Bangladesh	41	70	134	5,134	0
59	Travis Head	Australia	41	67	114	4,653	16
64	Arjuna Ranatunga	Sri Lanka	40	93	155	5,105	16
64	Justin Langer	Australia	40	105	182	7,696	0
66	Ian Bell	England	39	118	205	7,727	1
66	Michael Clarke	Australia	39	115	198	8,643	31
66	Michael Hussey	Australia	39	79	137	6,235	7
66	Mushfiqur Rahim	Bangladesh	39	105	193	6,876	—
66	Nathan Astle	New Zealand	39	81	137	4,702	51
71	Dhananjaya de Silva	Sri Lanka	38	69	123	4,431	43
71	Navjot Sidhu	India	38	51	78	3,202	0
73	Shane Warne	Australia	37	145	199	3,154	708
74	Dale Steyn	South Africa	36	93	119	1,251	439
74	J Blackwood	West Indies	36	56	102	2,898	4
74	Michael Holding	West Indies	36	60	76	910	249
74	Neil Wagner	New Zealand	36	64	84	875	260
74	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	West Indies	36	164	280	11,867	9
79	Ajinkya Rahane	India	35	85	144	5,077	—
79	Pat Cummins	Australia	35	74	110	1,584	322
79	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	35	108	156	3,781	421
82	Daren Sammy	West Indies	34	38	63	1,323	84
82	KL Rahul	India	34	70	122	4,288	—
82	Moeen Ali	England	34	68	118	3,094	204
82	Mohammad Rafique	Bangladesh	34	33	63	1,059	100
86	Hansie Cronje	South Africa	33	68	111	3,714	43
86	John Reid	New Zealand	33	58	108	3,428	85
86	Jos Buttler	England	33	57	100	2,907	—
86	Murali Vijay	India	33	61	105	3,982	1
86	Najmul Hossain Shanto	Bangladesh	33	44	82	2,694	0
86	Quinton de Kock	South Africa	33	54	91	3,300	—
86	Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	33	86	134	3,124	431
93	Marlon Samuels	West Indies	32	71	127	3,917	41
93	Mitchell Marsh	Australia	32	46	80	2,083	51
93	Mitchell Santner	New Zealand	32	33	46	1,089	80
96	Alzarri Joseph	West Indies	31	42	67	804	130
96	Jamie Smith	England	31	24	42	1,480	—
96	Mitchell Johnson	Australia	31	73	109	2,065	313
96	Shane Watson	Australia	31	59	109	3,731	75
100	Kamindu Mendis	Sri Lanka	30	18	32	1,556	3

Tied figures share a competition rank. The initial table lists up to 100 qualifying records; filters browse all careers in this format. Snapshot 2026-09-07.

What this table shows

Ben Stokes leads this snapshot. Most sixes: 138. All recorded careers; no minimum qualification. Changing the qualification can change the leader.

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