He is the only player in the top 5 who played the majority of his career without the benefit of two new balls (which stay harder for longer) or modern Powerplay rules. His 270 sixes came at a time when hitting 10 sixes in a tournament was considered exceptional. To put it in perspective, for a decade, he was the record holder. MS Dhoni occupies a unique spot on this list. He never opened the batting, and he rarely faced the first 40 overs. Yet, his 229 sixes are the most by any wicket-keeper in history. Dhoni’s power came from his forearms and his "helicopter shot"—a wrist-twisting whip that turned yorkers into sixes over mid-wicket.
Rohit’s genius is his ability to hit sixes without appearing to exert force. He is the only batter to have scored three double-centuries in ODIs (264*, 209, 208*). In his 264 against Sri Lanka, he hit 16 sixes (tied with Gayle for the individual record). Unlike Afridi or Gayle, Rohit picks the length almost before the ball is released, uses the pace of the bowler, and simply lifts it over the infield. most sixes in odi international cricket
| Rank | Player | Country | Matches | Sixes | Average | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | | Pakistan | 398 | 351 | 23.57 | | 2 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 301 | 331 | 37.83 | | 3 | Rohit Sharma | India | 262 | 323 | 49.14 | | 4 | Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 198 | 187 | 41.73 | | 5 | Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 445 | 270 | 32.36 | | 6 | MS Dhoni | India | 350 | 229 | 50.57 | | 7 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 228 | 204 | 53.50 | | 8 | Eoin Morgan | England | 248 | 220 | 39.11 | | 9 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 463 | 195 | 44.83 | | 10 | Brendon McCullum | NZ | 260 | 200 | 30.41 | He is the only player in the top