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2 min readApr 18, 2026 02:35 PM Most IPL sixes: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) legend Virat Kohli is on the cusp of a magical landmark in the tournament as his side takes on Delhi Capitals at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.
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Kohli, the highest run-getter in the hory of the tournament, is closing in on his 300th six in the IPL. The 37-year-old Kohli currently stands third on the all-time six-hitting charts in the IPL, with only his former RCB teammate Chris Gayle and India teammate Rohit Sharma ahead of him.
Kohli held the record for the most sixes struck an Indian for nine years since the 2016 edition, where he smashed 38 sixes en route to a record-breaking spree with 973 runs in the entire edition.
In his illustrious IPL career, Gayle walloped a staggering 357 sixes in only 141 matches. Gayle also holds the record for the most sixes hit in a single season. Gayle smashed 59 sixes in 2013, bettering his 51 sixes from the previous edition in 2012. Interestingly, 127 of Gayle’s sixes came at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Meanwhile, Rohit has 310 sixes in 276 IPL matches since his debut for the Deccan Chargers in 2008. Chennai Super Kings talisman MS Dhoni and AB de Villiers are the only other batters to have smashed over 250 sixes in the IPL since its inception.
Most sixes in IPL hory

Player
Span
Inns
Runs
SR
6s

Chris Gayle
2009-2021
141
4965
148.96
357

Rohit Sharma
2008-202
271
7183
132.60
310

Virat Kohli
2008-2026
264
8889
133.4
299

MS Dhoni
2008-2025
242
5439
137.45
264

AB de Villiers
2008-2021
170
5162
151.68
251

David Warner
2009-2024
184
6565
139.77
236

Sanju Samson
2013-2026
177
4889
140.08
227

Kieron Pollard
2010-2022
171
3412
147.32
223

Andre Russell
2012-2025
115
2651
174.17
223

KL Rahul
2013-2026
140
5333
136.56
213

Suresh Raina
2008-2021
200
5528
136.73
203

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