Test Records
Most Sixes in Test cricket — All-Time Leaderboard
Rishabh Pant has hit the most sixes in Test cricket, with 94 sixes from 86 innings.
94
Sixes
Innings
86
Average
42.91
Strike Rate
74.23
Hundreds
8
Highest
159
Fours
373
Sixes
94
Balls
4,683
Lead over #2 (Rohit Sharma)
6
Top 25 All-Time Test Records
Ranked among the 59 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's stats database.
| # | Player | Country | Mat | Inn | NO | Runs | 6s | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rishabh Pant | India | 49 | 86 | 5 | 3,476 | 94 | 42.91 | 74.23 | 8 | 18 | 159 |
| 2 | Rohit Sharma | India | 67 | 116 | 10 | 4,301 | 88 | 40.58 | 57.06 | 12 | 18 | 212 |
| 3 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 89 | 133 | 26 | 4,095 | 82 | 38.27 | 55.43 | 6 | 28 | 175 |
| 4 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 200 | 329 | 33 | 15,921 | 69 | 53.79 | 54.09 | 51 | 68 | 248 |
| 5 | Steven Smith | Australia | 122 | 218 | 28 | 10,613 | 66 | 55.86 | 53.79 | 36 | 44 | 239 |
| 6 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 114 | 191 | 18 | 8,765 | 64 | 50.66 | 54.53 | 22 | 46 | 278 |
| 7 | Harry Brook | England | 34 | 58 | 2 | 3,052 | 51 | 54.5 | 86.83 | 10 | 14 | 317 |
| 8 | Shubman Gill | India | 40 | 73 | 6 | 2,843 | 46 | 42.43 | 61.5 | 10 | 8 | 269 |
| 9 | Joe Root | England | 162 | 296 | 25 | 13,777 | 46 | 50.84 | 57.5 | 40 | 66 | 262 |
| 10 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 28 | 53 | 2 | 2,511 | 45 | 49.24 | 66.03 | 7 | 13 | 214 |
| 11 | Harbhajan Singh | India | 103 | 145 | 23 | 2,225 | 42 | 18.24 | 64.84 | 2 | 9 | 115 |
| 12 | Travis Head | Australia | 64 | 109 | 6 | 4,400 | 40 | 42.72 | 69.02 | 11 | 20 | 175 |
| 13 | Virat Kohli | India | 123 | 210 | 13 | 9,230 | 30 | 46.85 | 55.58 | 30 | 31 | 254 |
| 14 | Lokesh Rahul | India | 67 | 118 | 5 | 4,053 | 30 | 35.87 | 51.9 | 11 | 20 | 199 |
| 15 | Najmul Hossain Shanto | Bangladesh | 39 | 73 | 2 | 2,298 | 30 | 32.37 | 53.6 | 8 | 5 | 163 |
| 16 | Asad Shafiq | Pakistan | 77 | 128 | 6 | 4,660 | 29 | 38.2 | 48.6 | 12 | 27 | 137 |
| 17 | Mohammed Shami | India | 64 | 89 | 26 | 750 | 25 | 11.9 | 74.63 | 0 | 2 | 56 |
| 18 | Kamindu Mendis | Sri Lanka | 14 | 24 | 3 | 1,316 | 24 | 62.67 | 63.8 | 5 | 5 | 182 |
| 19 | Babar Azam | Pakistan | 61 | 112 | 9 | 4,366 | 23 | 42.39 | 54.47 | 9 | 30 | 196 |
| 20 | Vernon Philander | South Africa | 64 | 94 | 20 | 1,779 | 17 | 24.04 | 44.54 | 0 | 8 | 74 |
| 21 | Alex Carey | Australia | 47 | 71 | 7 | 2,301 | 17 | 35.95 | 64.99 | 3 | 13 | 156 |
| 22 | Shreyas Iyer | India | 14 | 24 | 2 | 811 | 16 | 36.86 | 63.02 | 1 | 5 | 105 |
| 23 | Temba Bavuma | South Africa | 66 | 114 | 14 | 3,810 | 16 | 38.1 | 48.89 | 4 | 26 | 172 |
| 24 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 52 | 78 | 25 | 348 | 11 | 6.57 | 41.29 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 25 | Harry Tector | Ireland Republic | 9 | 18 | 0 | 474 | 7 | 26.33 | 44.6 | 0 | 5 | 85 |
Sixes Leader by Country
India
Rishabh Pant94
Australia
Steven Smith66
South Africa
AB de Villiers64
England
Harry Brook51
Bangladesh
Najmul Hossain Shanto30
Pakistan
Asad Shafiq29
Sri Lanka
Kamindu Mendis24
Ireland Republic
Harry Tector7
Malaysia
Ahmad Faiz0
United Arab Emirates
Ghulam Shabber0
Methodology & Data Source
Covers men's Test cricket only. Based on the 59 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's Test 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 22 August 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has the most sixes in Test cricket?
Rishabh Pant has hit the most sixes in Test cricket, with 94 sixes from 86 innings.
Who is closest to the all-time Test sixes record?
Rohit Sharma is closest among currently tracked players, with 88 — 6 behind Rishabh Pant.