Smashing five sixes against Bangladesh in the third ODI encounter in St Kitts to take his tally to 476, West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle has equaled the record of most number of international sixes, previously held by Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi.
But the West Indies batsman steals the show by reaching the mark in just 443 matches whereas Afridi had hit the same number of sixes in 524 matches.
With a twenty-20 format series with Bangladesh starting on Wednesday, Gayle may soon surpass Afridi. And it is most likely to happen soon as Gayle maintains a strike rate of 143.09 with 103 sixes and 137 boundaries in the shortest format of the game.
Also read: Kohli should maintain balance between batting and captaincy: Ganguly
Afridi has hit 351 sixes in ODIs, 73 sixes in T20Is and 52 in Tests. Gayle, on the other hand, has slammed 275 sixes in ODIs, 103 sixes in T20Is and 98 in the longest format of the game.
When it comes to Indian cricketers, MS Dhoni is fifth on the chart with 342 sixes from 504 matches.
