New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has become a holder of prestigious record of 100 sixes as he squares former Australian legend Adam Gilchrist record today at Dunedin while playing against Sri Lanka. MacCullum hit a quickfire 75 off 57 balls. He played 13 boundaries and one six. In the second innings, his strike rate was 283.33. With hailstorm ended the fourth day’s play McCullum hit two big sixes before declaring their second innings.
MacCullum hit a quickfire 75 off 57 balls in the first innings. He played 13 boundaries and one six. In the second innings, his strike rate was 283.33. With hailstorm ended the fourth day’s play McCullum hit two big sixes before declaring their second innings.
The New Zealand captain’s approach to the game is the simple- aggressive brand of cricket. With three sixes in the match, he surpassed Jacques Kallis, Chris Gayle and Adam Gilchrist.
In the longest format of the game classic, Test batsman play a slow innings to shepherds innings for their team. But, Test cricket got a few explosive batsmen who love accumulate runs with scoring runs from less number of balls.
Cricket has seen batsman like Vivian Richards for whom formats were not an issue. He used to play the game as per his wish.
Here are that five batsmen who hit most sixes in their Test career.
1)Adam Gilchrist
Former Australian wicketkeeper-batsman was known as a hard-hitting opener. In Test cricket, he used to bat at No, 6. He scored 5560 runs in 96 Tests at an average of 47.60. His strike rate was 81.95. He holds the record of second fastest Test hundred. In 2005/6, Ashes Test at Perth Gilchrist hit a 57 ball hundred. He is beaten by one ball to equal the Viv Richards fastest Test hundred. Adam Gilchrist in his career scored 100 Test sixes and 677 fours.
2)Brendon McCullum
The New Zealand captain has square Gilchrist record’s today at Dunedin against Sri Lanka. McCullum two more Tests than Gilchrist to woo the record of most sixes. So far McCullum has played 98 Tests and scored 6237 runs with a strike rate of 63.39. McCullum aggressive batting style was first seen in Indian Premier league 2008. In the first innings of the Dunedin Test, he scored a 57 ball 75.
3)Chris Gayle
The West Indis opener probably the last bloke of West Indies’ famed batting prowess. He loves to punch the ball. The left-hander in his 103 Test career hit 98 sixes. He scored two triple hundreds in his career and equaled the record of Don Bradman, Brian Lara, and Virender Sehwag. Gayle has scored 7214 at an average of 42.18. His strike rate is 60.26.
4)Jacques Kallis
He is one of the greatest ever all-rounders South Africa has ever seen. He is a second highest run scorer in Test after Sachin Tendulkar. He scored 13289 runs at an average of 55.37. The technically equipped batsman had also been a utility bowler. His medium pace took 292 wickets in Test.
He is arguably the best all-rounder of Test cricket. Kallis in his career hit 1488 fours and 97 sixes.
5) Virender Sehwag
The former explosive Indian opener is one of the best Test openers in the history of Test cricket. He scored two triple century in his career. He scored 8586 runs at an average of 49.34. His strike rate was 82.23. Recently he took retirement from all forms of cricket. He hit 1233 fours and 91 six in his 104 Tests career.