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.
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
Player | Matches | Runs | Average | Strike-Rate | Centuries | Fours | Sixes | Percentage of Boundaries |
Chris Gayle | 142 | 4965 | 39.72 | 148.8 | 6 | 405 | 357 | 75.7 |
Virat Kohli | 207 | 6283 | 37.39 | 129.9 | 5 | 546 | 210 | 54.81 |
Shikhar Dhawan | 192 | 5784 | 34.84 | 126.6 | 2 | 654 | 124 | 58.09 |
Rohit Sharma | 213 | 5611 | 31.17 | 130.3 | 1 | 491 | 227 | 59.27 |
Suresh Raina | 205 | 5528 | 32.51 | 136.7 | 1 | 506 | 203 | 58.64 |
David Warner | 150 | 5449 | 41.59 | 139.96 | 4 | 525 | 201 | 60.7 |
AB de Villiers | 184 | 5162 | 39.7 | 151.68 | 3 | 413 | 251 | 61.18 |
MS Dhoni | 220 | 4746 | 39.5 | 135.9 | 0 | 325 | 219 | 55.1 |
Robin Uthappa | 193 | 4722 | 27.94 | 130.1 | 0 | 462 | 168 | 60.48 |
Gautam Gambhir | 154 | 4217 | 31.23 | 123.88 | 0 | 491 | 59 | 54.96 |
Dinesh Karthik | 213 | 4046 | 25.7 | 129.12 | 0 | 399 | 112 | 56.05 |
Ajinkya Rahane | 151 | 3941 | 31.52 | 121.33 | 2 | 417 | 76 | 53.89 |
Ambati Rayudu | 175 | 3916 | 29.44 | 127.47 | 1 | 324 | 149 | 55.92 |
Shane Watson | 145 | 3874 | 30.99 | 137.91 | 4 | 376 | 190 | 68.2 |
Manish Pandey | 154 | 3560 | 30.68 | 121.83 | 1 | 309 | 103 | 52.07 |
KL Rahul | 94 | 3273 | 47.43 | 136.37 | 2 | 282 | 134 | 59.02 |
Kieron Pollard | 178 | 3268 | 29.98 | 149.77 | 0 | 212 | 214 | 65.23 |
Yusuf Pathan | 174 | 3204 | 29.12 | 142.97 | 1 | 262 | 158 | 62.29 |
Sanju Samson | 121 | 3068 | 29.21 | 134.2 | 3 | 236 | 132 | 56.58 |
Faf du Plessis | 100 | 2935 | 34.94 | 131.08 | 0 | 265 | 96 | 55.74 |
Brendon McCullum | 109 | 2880 | 27.69 | 131.74 | 2 | 293 | 130 | 71.25 |
Parthiv Patel | 139 | 2848 | 22.6 | 120.78 | 0 | 365 | 49 | 61.58 |
Yuvraj Singh | 132 | 2750 | 24.77 | 129.71 | 0 | 217 | 149 | 64.07 |
Virender Sehwag | 104 | 2728 | 27.55 | 155.44 | 2 | 334 | 106 | 72.28 |
Murali Vijay | 106 | 2619 | 25.93 | 121.87 | 2 | 247 | 91 | 58.57 |
Rishabh Pant | 84 | 2498 | 35.18 | 147.46 | 1 | 225 | 113 | 63.17 |
Steve Smith | 103 | 2485 | 34.51 | 128.09 | 1 | 225 | 60 | 50.7 |
Shaun Marsh | 71 | 2477 | 39.95 | 132.74 | 1 | 266 | 78 | 61.84 |
Jacques Kallis | 98 | 2427 | 28.55 | 109.22 | 0 | 255 | 44 | 52.90 |
*Mimumum criteria taken for this is runs scored by the batter and the cut-off is 2400 runs.