6 longest sixes in IPL history

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is mostly about big hitting and more importantly, hitting sixes. A six is what brings the crowds alive and sometimes, a shot which travels many-a-milecan break the opposition and can win matchesfor the batting team.Over the years, we have seen a lotof sixeshit every year, some powerful and some beautifully timed. We have seen behemothic sixes over cow corner, beautiful sixeshit inside out and even cheeky ones, like the ones hit over the wicket-keepers head.Roughly, 600 sixes are scored in each season on average. Many of the sixes have sailed over the boundary with ease with a feweven breaking the 100-meter mark with elan.In this article,we will take a look at the five biggest sixes ever hit in the IPL, in terms of distance. It isamazingto see the players that have made it to the list as it is a combination of power-hitters and classical batsmen. Every time a six is hit by the batsman, its distance is calculated using the radar gun or the hawk-eye technology and the players with the longest sixes are honoured.So far, Royal Challengers Bangalores (RCB) Chris Gayle has scored the most number of sixes in the IPL followed by Suresh Raina.However in terms of distance there are other players ahead of Gayle.The longest sixes in IPLare:NOTE: This stats in this article are as of 2 May 2015.

#6 Chris Gayle - 119m

This six should be the first lesson to any left-arm spinner who bowls to Chris Gayle. Ali Murtaza, the Pune Warriors India left-arm spinner bowled a length ball close to Gayle’s body, a juicy full-length delivery, which was dispatched over mid-wicket with so much power.

The ground in Bengaluru is smaller compared to other stadiums in India, but this six would have cleared any stadium in the world. A whopping 119m was the distance this delivery travelled and the umpires called for a new ball as the old one went out of the stadium. 

Watch the video of Gayle’s six here.