Highest Percentage Of Runs For Batsmen In Fours And Sixes

Chris Gayle has scored the most number of runs in fours and sixes in his IPL and T20 career, closely followed by Virender Sehwag, Brendon McCullum and Shane Watson.

Chris Gayle has hit the most number of sixes by any player in the history of the IPL. (Image credit: Twitter)
By Siddharth vishwanathan | Mar 15, 2022 | 1 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

The IPL 2022 will see batsmen and teams enhance their records and reputation. Fours and sixes galore will be aplenty in IPL 2022. However, when one looks at the history of the T20s, fours and sixes have been the dominant mode by which batsmen have cemented their reputation. The likes of Chris Gayle are an example of how they have elevated the T20 game. They have hit nearly 75 percent of their runs in IPL and T20 cricket only through fours and sixes. When it comes to an Indian player, then Virender Sehwag tops the list with his audacious strokeplay. Calculating the maximum number of runs scored through fours and sixes is a sign of the brilliance of the batsmen. Here is a complete table of the highest percentage of runs scored through fours and sixes by a batter

PlayerMatchesRunsAverageStrike-RateCenturiesFoursSixesPercentage of Boundaries
Chris Gayle142496539.72148.8640535775.7
Virat Kohli207628337.39129.9554621054.81
Shikhar Dhawan192578434.84126.6265412458.09
Rohit Sharma213561131.17130.3149122759.27
Suresh Raina205552832.51136.7150620358.64
David Warner150544941.59139.96452520160.7
AB de Villiers184516239.7151.68341325161.18
MS Dhoni220474639.5135.9032521955.1
Robin Uthappa193472227.94130.1046216860.48
Gautam Gambhir154421731.23123.8804915954.96
Dinesh Karthik213404625.7129.12039911256.05
Ajinkya Rahane151394131.52121.3324177653.89
Ambati Rayudu175391629.44127.47132414955.92
Shane Watson145387430.99137.91437619068.2
Manish Pandey154356030.68121.83130910352.07
KL Rahul94327347.43136.37228213459.02
Kieron Pollard178326829.98149.77021221465.23
Yusuf Pathan174320429.12142.97126215862.29
Sanju Samson121306829.21134.2323613256.58
Faf du Plessis100293534.94131.0802659655.74
Brendon McCullum109288027.69131.74229313071.25
Parthiv Patel139284822.6120.7803654961.58
Yuvraj Singh132275024.77129.71021714964.07
Virender Sehwag104272827.55155.44233410672.28
Murali Vijay106261925.93121.8722479158.57
Rishabh Pant84249835.18147.46122511363.17
Steve Smith103248534.51128.0912256050.7
Shaun Marsh71247739.95132.7412667861.84
Jacques Kallis98242728.55109.2202554452.90

*Mimumum criteria taken for this is runs scored by the batter and the cut-off is 2400 runs.