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Ben Stokes has retired from international cricket. He played the last Test of his career against New Zealand, in which England had to face defeat under the captaincy of Stokes. But with retirement, Stokes got his name registered in the Guinness Book. In fact, he is the batsman who has hit the most sixes in Test cricket. Batsmen like Brendon McCullum and Adam Gilchrist are far behind in this list, who were famous for aggressive batting.
Stokes finished his international career with 138 Test sixes. Former New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum is at second position in the list. McCullum hit 107 sixes in the test. Then at number three is Australia’s former legendary wicketkeeper batsman Adam Gilchrist, who hit 100 sixes in his Test career. Till now only these 3 batsmen have hit 100 or more sixes in Test cricket.
Ben Stokes retires from international cricket with the most sixes ever hit in a test career – 138 pic.twitter.com/Q7ZYfJlmIf
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) June 29, 2026
Top 5 batsmen who hit most sixes in test cricket
- Ben Stokes (England) – 138 sixes
- Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) – 107 sixes
- Adam Gilchrist (Australia) – 10 sixes
- Tim Saudi (New Zealand) – 98 sixes
- Chris Gayle (West Indies) – 98 sixes.
Let us tell you that the Guinness Book has officially recorded Stokes’s record of hitting the most sixes in Tests. A post regarding Stokes’ record was shared on the social media of Guinness Book.
International career of Ben Stokes
Ben Stokes, who plays all three formats for England, has played 122 Tests, 114 ODIs and 43 T20 International matches in his international career. While batting in 220 innings of Test, Stokes scored 7273 runs and took 252 wickets in bowling. He scored 14 centuries and 37 half-centuries in the format. Stokes scored 3463 runs in ODI, which included 5 centuries and 24 half-centuries. Apart from this, he took 74 wickets while bowling in the format. In the remaining T20 International, he scored 585 runs and took 26 wickets. While batting in the format, Stokes scored 1 fifty, which was his high score of 52* runs.
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