There were many players like Abhishek Sharma, Phil Salt, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma etc. who performed brilliantly in the year 2025. Abhishek was recognized all over the world as an explosive batsman, he also became the number-1 T20 batsman in the ICC rankings. But you will be surprised to know that there is no Indian among the top-5 batsmen who have hit the most number of international ‘sixes’ in the year 2025. Abhishek is the only Indian in the top-7.

In the year 2025, the batsman who has hit the most sixes in Test, ODI and T20 International combined is Karanbir Singh. Many cricket fans may not even know about which team they play for. Faiz Ahmed is at second place in the list, he too is not a player of any big team like Karanbir. Abhishek Sharma is at sixth place in the list, who has played 21 matches this year.

Who is Karanbir Singh who has hit the most sixes?

Karanbir Singh is 30 years old, he plays for Austria team. Austria is not a big team in the cricket world. Karanbir has scored 1488 runs in 32 matches in the year 2025. He has hit 122 international sixes this year. These are so many, you can guess from the fact that Faiz Ahmed, who is at number two, has hit 69 sixes.

38-year-old Faiz Ahmed is a player of Bahrain team, who has scored 1251 runs in 37 innings of 40 matches played in the year 2025. South Africa’s Dewald Brevis is at third place in the list, he has hit a total of 65 sixes in 30 international matches this year.

How many sixes has Abhishek Sharma hit in 2025?

Indian batsman Abhishek Sharma has scored 859 runs in 21 matches played in the year 2025, which includes 1 century and 5 half-centuries. Abhishek has hit 54 sixes in international cricket this year. Shai Hope, who is at number seven, has also hit the same number of sixes.

Top-7 batsmen who hit most sixes in 2025

1. Karanbir Singh (Austria)- 122
2. Faiz Ahmed (Bahrain)- 69
3. dewald brevis (South Africa)- 65
4. Bilal Zalmai (Austria)- 57
5. Asif Ali (Bahrain)- 56
6. Abhishek Sharma (India)- 54
7. shy hope (West Indies)- 54

India Vs South Africa T20Is Series 2025: The second match of the ongoing 5-match T20 series between India and South Africa was played at the Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. During this match, Abhishek Sharma got his name registered in the record book. Abhishek started the Indian innings while chasing the target of 214 runs given by South Africa last night i.e. on December 11, 2025 and scored 17 runs in 8 balls, in which he hit two sixes. Abhishek’s second six was his 50th six in the 19th T20 International match of the year 2025.

Abhishek joins special club with Suryakumar Yadav

Abhishek Sharma has become the second Indian batsman to hit 50 sixes in T20 International in a calendar year. At the same time, before Abhishek, only one player from any full-member country has achieved the feat of hitting 50 or more sixes in T20 International cricket. In the year 2022, captain Suryakumar Yadav played 31 T20 International matches for India, in which he hit a total of 68 sixes. However, the record of hitting most sixes in a calendar year in T20 International cricket (including Full-Member Nation and Associate Nation) is in the name of Austrian batsman Karanbir Singh. So far in the year 2025, Karanbir has hit a total of 122 sixes in 32 matches.

How has been Abhishek’s T20 International career so far?

Abhishek Sharma made his debut in T20 International in the year 2024 against Zimbabwe in Harare. After which, Abhishek has played 31 T20 International matches so far, in which he has scored a total of 1,046 runs at an average of 36.06. Which includes 6 half-centuries and 2 centuries and his strike rate is 188.80. At the same time, Abhishek’s highest score in this format is 135 runs, which he made against England at Wankhede on February 2, 2025. During this inning, Abhishek faced only 54 balls and played a explosive century with a strike rate of 250.00, in which he hit 7 fours and 13 sixes.