Most Sixes in ICC ODI World Cup: Who Are The Highest Maximum-Hitters Of Every Edition From 1975 To 2023?

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Most Sixes in ICC ODI World Cup: The race for the highest maximum-hitters is almost over in 2023, but majority of the top 10 will be battling to enter the top five in the remaining matches.

Star India captain Rohit Sharma, who has broken several sixes record, leads the pack, his compatriot Shreyas Iyer is not far behind. Players from Australia and South Africa also will battle to earn a spot in the most sixes in the 2023 edition.

With at least one more game guaranteed, Sharma will look to add to his most sixes in a single World Cup record. Similarly, the others in the top ten like Iyer as well as Australian trio Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh and David Warner also will be pushing for the top spot.

Legendary Chris Gayle held the record for most sixes in a single World Cup after smashing 26 sixes in 2015 edition, but Rohit surpassed that tally with one game left to play in the 2023 edition.

Over the years, different players have finished the tournament has the highest six-hitter. Only one player - Sir Vivian Richards - has finished atop of the most sixes in a single ODI World Cup twice, once in 1979 and once in 1983.

The number of sixes has increased as the years progressed with T20 becoming a regular from 2007. In ICC World Cup 2023, there have been several players who scored 15 plus sixes in the tournament. Here is look at the list that is dominated by Indian batters:

Most Sixes in Every ODI World Cup So Far

Apart from the most sixes in a single ODI World Cup, Rohit also broke the record for most sixes in the show-piece tournament history, surpassing the legendary Gayle again to become the first player to smash over 50 maximums in ODI World Cup history.

Rohit, who owns the record now with 52 sixes, is unlikely to be caught up anytime soon. But the likes of Maxwell, Warner and David Miller will look to climb up the leaderboad. Here are top 10 highest maximum-hitters in World Cup history:

Most Sixes in ODI World Cup History