ODI Records
Most Sixes in ODI cricket — All-Time Leaderboard
Rohit Sharma has hit the most sixes in ODI cricket, with 355 sixes from 271 innings.
355
Sixes
Innings
271
Average
49.21
Strike Rate
92.86
Hundreds
33
Highest
264
Fours
1,080
Sixes
355
Balls
12,402
Lead over #2 (AB de Villiers)
151
Top 25 All-Time ODI Records
Ranked among the 60 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's stats database.
| # | Player | Country | Mat | Inn | NO | Runs | 6s | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rohit Sharma | India | 279 | 271 | 37 | 11,516 | 355 | 49.21 | 92.86 | 33 | 61 | 264 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 228 | 218 | 39 | 9,577 | 204 | 53.5 | 101.1 | 25 | 53 | 176 |
| 3 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 463 | 452 | 41 | 18,426 | 195 | 44.83 | 86.24 | 49 | 96 | 200 |
| 4 | Virat Kohli | India | 308 | 296 | 47 | 14,557 | 165 | 58.46 | 93.66 | 53 | 76 | 183 |
| 5 | Lokesh Rahul | India | 91 | 83 | 18 | 3,218 | 74 | 49.51 | 89.49 | 7 | 20 | 112 |
| 6 | Travis Head | Australia | 79 | 76 | 6 | 3,007 | 73 | 42.96 | 105.74 | 7 | 17 | 154 |
| 7 | Shreyas Iyer | India | 73 | 67 | 6 | 2,917 | 72 | 47.82 | 99.02 | 5 | 23 | 128 |
| 8 | Babar Azam | Pakistan | 140 | 137 | 16 | 6,501 | 68 | 53.73 | 87.17 | 20 | 37 | 158 |
| 9 | Shubman Gill | India | 58 | 58 | 8 | 2,818 | 60 | 56.36 | 99.23 | 8 | 15 | 208 |
| 10 | Steven Smith | Australia | 170 | 154 | 20 | 5,800 | 58 | 43.28 | 86.97 | 12 | 35 | 164 |
| 11 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 207 | 139 | 52 | 2,862 | 55 | 32.9 | 85.93 | 0 | 13 | 87 |
| 12 | Joe Root | England | 186 | 175 | 24 | 7,330 | 53 | 48.54 | 87.66 | 19 | 43 | 166 |
| 13 | Harry Brook | England | 35 | 35 | 3 | 1,170 | 46 | 36.56 | 103.27 | 2 | 6 | 135 |
| 14 | Harry Tector | Ireland Republic | 54 | 49 | 6 | 1,992 | 46 | 46.33 | 83.28 | 5 | 14 | 140 |
| 15 | Harbhajan Singh | India | 236 | 128 | 35 | 1,237 | 35 | 13.3 | 81.07 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 16 | Ishan Kishan | India | 27 | 24 | 2 | 933 | 33 | 42.41 | 102.2 | 1 | 7 | 210 |
| 17 | Temba Bavuma | South Africa | 55 | 53 | 3 | 2,035 | 27 | 40.7 | 87.72 | 5 | 8 | 144 |
| 18 | Rishabh Pant | India | 31 | 27 | 1 | 871 | 26 | 33.5 | 106.22 | 1 | 5 | 125 |
| 19 | Alex Carey | Australia | 85 | 77 | 13 | 2,245 | 24 | 35.08 | 90.68 | 1 | 13 | 106 |
| 20 | Suryakumar Yadav | India | 37 | 35 | 5 | 773 | 19 | 25.77 | 105.03 | 0 | 4 | 72 |
| 21 | Najmul Hossain Shanto | Bangladesh | 58 | 57 | 3 | 1,705 | 18 | 31.57 | 77.86 | 3 | 10 | 122 |
| 22 | Kamindu Mendis | Sri Lanka | 27 | 26 | 6 | 527 | 13 | 26.35 | 80.71 | 0 | 3 | 64 |
| 23 | Mohammed Shami | India | 108 | 49 | 20 | 225 | 9 | 7.76 | 82.42 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 24 | Asad Shafiq | Pakistan | 60 | 58 | 4 | 1,336 | 5 | 24.74 | 67.51 | 0 | 9 | 84 |
| 25 | Nosthush Kenjige | USA | 61 | 42 | 19 | 413 | 5 | 17.96 | 70.48 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
Sixes Leader by Country
India
Rohit Sharma355
South Africa
AB de Villiers204
Australia
Travis Head73
Pakistan
Babar Azam68
England
Joe Root53
Ireland Republic
Harry Tector46
Bangladesh
Najmul Hossain Shanto18
Sri Lanka
Kamindu Mendis13
5
United Arab Emirates
Ghulam Shabber3
Methodology & Data Source
Covers men's ODI cricket only. Based on the 60 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's ODI batting stats database, sourced from our own match records. As more historical players are added to the database, this leaderboard will expand accordingly.
Last updated 24 August 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has the most sixes in ODI cricket?
Rohit Sharma has hit the most sixes in ODI cricket, with 355 sixes from 271 innings.
Who is closest to the all-time ODI sixes record?
AB de Villiers is closest among currently tracked players, with 204 — 151 behind Rohit Sharma.