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Who has hit most sixes in an ODI career (18 July 2001)
The first six in ODIs was struck by Australian Ian Chappell during the
inaugural limited overs encounter at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on
January 5, 1971. Since that fateful moment, sixes have flowed fast and
furious with several batsmen collecting a reputation for giving the ball an
almighty whack. Five men have climbed the summit of 100 sixes in their ODI
careers.
Pakistani swashbuckler Shahid Afridi has exactly one hundred to his name,
eleven of those coming in his maiden ODI innings against Sri Lanka in
Nairobi in 1996. Afridi couldn't stick to such a blistering pace but with
100 sixes in 127 innings, he continues to be one of the most frequent six
hitters in the game. His Pakistani teammate Wasim Akram has 110 in his
account. For a batsman who averages slightly over 16, it's a remarkable
figure. India's little champion Sachin Tendulkar is third in the roster
with 124, just one behind the peerless Viv Richards. But on top of the pile
is the man from Matara, Sanath Jayasuriya who's sent 143 deliveries
disappearing over the pickets during a 11-year-old career spanning 228
innings. Like Afridi, eleven came in the course of a single knock against
Pakistan at Singapore in 1996, including four in an Aamir Sohail over, a
performance he duplicated against New Zealand's Chris Harris in Sharjah
earlier this year.
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