The game of cricket has gone through a number of changes in the last few years and is now standing as one of the most exciting sport in the world at the moment.

All over the world, teams have managed to find new ways of getting one over the bowlers as batsmen have started to find ways of scoring runs at an enormous rate.

The T20 format of the game has also brought in a lot of innovation that has taken over the sport in the last few years but nothing beats brute force in crunch games even at this stage of the transformation. Even in the current year, players from different teams, not just in ICC tournaments but also in league cricket like in the Indian Premier League or the Caribbean Premier League, have put on a show for the viewers, showcasing their hard hitting skills.

So we have seen a small battle between players for the longest maximum hit and the year 2016 has seen some enormous hits.

However, here are the top 10 longest sixes in all formats of the game this year: