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Most sixes hit by a batter in ICC World T20

The ICC World T20 2021 starts on Sunday with the Qualifiers. As fans look ahead to the tournament, they would be awaiting the sixes hit, while we present the batters to have hit the most to date.

It would be a highly intensive tournament, as the 2021 ICC World T20 gets underway from Sunday with the Qualifiers. With 16 teams taking part, it would be an intense clash, with run flowing all around.

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Speaking of runs, quite a few come through sixes, as Twenty20 is the perfect format for the batters to hit the big ones. Thus, this time the tournament would be no different.

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Over the years, quite a few batters have attained the record of having hit the most sixes in the competition to date. But, do you know who holds the history of the most?

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Watch the video above to find out the record-holder. In the meantime, check out below the most runs via boundaries in an innings of the tournament:

Chris Gayle: 88 vs South Africa (Johannesburg, 2007)
Brendon McCullum: 86 vs Bangladesh (Pallekele, 2012)
Chris Gayle: 86 vs England (Mumbai, 2016)
Alex Hales: 80 vs Sri Lanka (Chittagong, 2014)
Ahmed Shehzad: 70 vs Bangladesh (Dhaka, 2014)
Tamim Iqbal: 70 vs Oman (Dharamsala, 2016)
Herschelle Gibbs: 68 vs Windies (Johannesburg, 2007)
Sanath Jayasuriya: 68 vs Kenya (Johannesburg, 2007)
Luke Wright: 68 vs Afghanistan (Colombo RPS, 2012)
Suresh Raina: 66 vs South Africa (Gros Islet, 2010)