Shubman Gill-led India created history after defeating Zimbabwe in the second T20I of the five-match T20I series on June 7 at Harare Sports Club, Harare. Abhishek Sharma's maiden ton followed by Ruturaj Gaikwad's 77 and Rinku Singh's 48 helped India to score a mammoth total of 234 runs. The total was India's highest against Zimbabwe in T20 Internationals, surpassing the previous best of 186, a fitting comeback after an inexplicable batting collapse in the opening game. After smashing runs against Zimbabwe, Rinku Singh surpassed World's best T20I batter in the tally of most sixes by and Indian in the 19th and 20th overs.
Here is the list of Indian Cricketers with the most sixes in the 19th and 20th over
Hardik Pandya
India star all-rounder Hardik Pandya tops the tally with 32 sixes in the 19th and 20th over. He achieved this fear by facing 193 balls. He last featured in the T20 World Cup 2024 where Men in Blue won the title defeating South Africa in the final.
Virat Kohli
India stylish batter Virat Kohli who announced his retirement from T20Is comes second in the list with 24 maximums in just 158 balls. He scored 76 runs in his last T20I outing which came in the final of T20 World Cup 2024.
MS Dhoni
The former India captain MS Dhoni also comes in the tally as he smashed 19 sixes in the 19th and 20th over while facing 258 balls. Dhoni has announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket. The wicketkeeper batter is currently involved in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Rinku Singh
Destructive batter Rinku Singh comes fourth in the list with 17 sixes in the 19th and 20th over in just 48 balls. Rinku was in the reserve for India's squad for the T20 World Cup. He scored 48* runs in the last outing against Zimbabwe
Suryakumar Yadav
The world's best T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav also comes in the tally with 14 sixes while facing 62 balls in the 19th and 20th over in the shortest format of the game. SKY was recently featured in the T20 World Cup 2024 hosted by the USA and West Indies.
Dinesh Karthik
Former India wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik comes sixth in the list with 14 sixes in the 19th and 20th over while facing 97 balls. Karthik has announced his retirement from all format of cricket. He last featured in the Indian Premier League 2024.
Yuvraj Singh
Indian legendary all-rounder comes seventh on the list with 13 sixes in the last two overs facing 50 balls. Yuvraj Singh announced his international retirement a long time back and he is currently playing in World Champions League.
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