Login Latest Bangladesh Politics World Trade Opinion Sports Entertainment Jobs Lifestyle Video Find E-paper Eng Login Cricket Suryavanshi Stalls at 86 Sixes, Falls Behind in Race Against Abhishek Sports Desk Published: 18 September 2026, 06:30 Vaibhav Suryavanshi Reuters Poor Vaibhav Suryavanshi! He couldn't play a single match in the three-match series against Afghanistan. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Abhishek Sharma has moved far ahead of him.
Across all T20 formats, Abhishek now holds the record for the most sixes by an Indian this year—96. The left-handed opener hit 22 sixes in this Afghanistan series alone. On the other hand, Suryavanshi, who was ahead before the Afghanistan series, is stuck at 86 sixes.
Suryavanshi, however, can argue—in one aspect, I am above everyone else. The 15-year-old Suryavanshi has hit 86 sixes in just 22 matches. Unbelievable! On average, he hits a six every 4.99 balls. In contrast, Abhishek has had to play an average of 6.64 balls to hit a six.
Yesterday, Abhishek Sharma scored a century off 30 balls AFP Abhishek also has a counter-argument. Because the record Abhishek and Suryavanshi are fighting to break this year also belongs to Abhishek. Last year, Abhishek set the record for the most sixes by an Indian in a single year, hitting 108 sixes. In 2024, 87 sixes also came from his bat. This means Abhishek has consistently elevated his name at the top of the six-hitting charts for three consecutive years.
What if the competition isn't limited to just Indians? Even then, it must be said that Indian cricketers are the new 'masters' of sixes.
Take 2025, for example. Abhishek was second among batsmen from full member nations on the list of most sixes, having hit 108. Only Nicholas Pooran was above him. The left-handed batsman hit 121 sixes. This means Pooran hit 13 more sixes than Abhishek. However, for those 13 extra sixes, Pooran had to play 22 more matches than Abhishek.
This year too, Abhishek is third on the list of most sixes. Pooran and Finn Allen have hit more sixes than him. Pooran has hit three more (99), and Allen five more (101). Both of them have also played significantly more matches than Abhishek. While Abhishek has played 41 matches, Pooran has played 49, and Allen 52.
If Abhishek had played 8-10 more matches, he would have hit more sixes.
