From Ben Stokes to Matthew Hayden: Players with Most Sixes in Test Cricket

England captain Ben Stokes overtook former New Zealand batter Brendon McCullum as the leading six-hitter in Test cricket.

It happened during the first Test match between New Zealand and England and Stokes now leads the chart with the most number of sixes in the longer format of the game.

Stokes now has 109 sixes in Test cricket, while McCullum hit 107 sixes in his career. McCullum, who interestingly is the current England head coach, has been an aggressive batter during his days and was seen applauding Stokes after the latter overtook his record.

Stokes, McCullum and former Australia wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist are the only three players in Test cricket history to have 100 or more sixes. The former Australian was the first player in history to reach 100 Test sixes.

Virender Sehwag: Only Indian in Top Ten with most Sixes in Tests:

Former India opener Virender Sehwag is the only Indian player who features in the top ten six-hitters chart when it comes to Test cricket.

Sehwag hit 91 sixes in 104 Test matches in his career and sits 6th on the list. MS Dhoni (78) and Sachin Tendulkar (69) are the players who follow Sehwag in the six-hitting chart for India.

Players with Most Sixes in Test Matches:

Here is the list of the Top Ten Six-Hitters in Test Cricket. Players with Most Sixes in Test Cricket-

Name	Country	Matches	Runs	Total Sixes
1. Ben Stokes	England	90*	5652	109
2. Brendon McCullum	New Zealand	101	6453	107
3. Adam Gilchrist	Australia	96	5570	100
4. Chris Gayle	West Indies	103	7214	98
5. Jack Kallis	South Africa	166	13289	97
6. Virender Sehwag	India	104	8586	91
7. Brian Lara	West Indies	131	11953	88
8. Chris Cairns	New Zealand	62	3320	87
9. Vivian Richards	West Indies	121	8540	84
10. Andrew Flintoff	England	79	3845	82
10. Matthew Hayden	Australia	103	8625	82