Top 5 batsmen with most sixes in ICC World Test Championship history

England and Indian batsmen have dominated the most sixes chart in ICC World Test Championship history.

The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) is a league competition, with the winners decided by a one-off final. The ICC WTC was launched in 2019, with the aim of having one pinnacle tournament for each of the three formats of international cricket.

The tournament, which includes the top nine test teams, runs in a two-year cycle, with each team playing three home and three away series. The top two teams in the league stage meet in the final. New Zealand and Australia won the first two editions of the ICC WTC. Both beat India in the final.

The ICC WTC was introduced with the thought of giving bilateral series, and especially the dead rubber matches in the series, more context and importance.

Since the test matches that are part of the WTC carry important points, teams have mostly prepared bowling-friendly tracks that produce a result. Drawn test matches have significantly reduced in the WTC era. Batters have had to grind harder now but a few of them have shined through with their six-hitting prowess.

On that note, we will look at the top five batters with the most number of sixes in the ICC WTC.

Top 5 batsmen with most sixes in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) history:

5. Yashasvi Jaiswal – 29

Yashasvi Jaiswal has had a bumper start to his test career. He’s amassed over 1000 runs in only 10 tests at an average of 64.35 with three centuries, two of which are double hundreds.

In only 18 innings, Jaiswal has walloped 29 sixes and is fifth in the list of the most sixes in ICC WTC.

4. Jonny Bairstow – 32

Middle-order batter and wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow was one of the key players in England’s success in the first couple of years of the Bazball era. He batted at an exhilarating rate and made hefty contributions to a few successful run-chases that England made under Stokes.

Bairstow has struck a total of 32 sixes in the ICC World Test Championship and 23 of them have come under the captaincy of Ben Stokes.

3. Rishabh Pant – 42

It is no surprise that India’s Rishabh Pant is on this list. The left-hander is known for his aggressive gameplay and attacking mindset, regardless of the bowler or situation. He has turned the momentum of several test matches with his blistering knocks.

In the ICC WTC so far, Pant has cracked 42 sixes and is third on this list. That is despite being away from test cricket for more than a year due to his car accident in December 2022.

2. Rohit Sharma – 52

India captain Rohit Sharma has turned his test career around since being promoted to open the batting in 2019. Not only has he become one of the finest test openers of his generation, but he has also taken over the captaincy duties.

In 33 tests in the ICC WTC, Rohit has launched 52 sixes, the most by an Indian batsman and the second-most in the world.

1. Ben Stokes – 81

England test captain Ben Stokes tops the list of the most sixes in the ICC WTC, and he’s ahead of the rest by some distance with 82 sixes to his name in 48 tests.

Stokes has led the Bazball team from the front by displaying an ultra-attacking approach in test cricket. He’s on his way to revolutionize England’s test cricket and make the longest format more entertaining for the fans.

(All stats updated till 21st September, 2024)

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