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Wicketkeeper-batter Nicholas Pooran recently broke fellow West Indian Chris Gayle's record for the most number of sixes hit by a batsman in a calendar year.

The wicketkeeper-batter surpassed Gayle's impressive record during the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2024 clash between Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) and St Kitts and Nevis Patriots on Sunday, September 1, at Basseterre, St Kitts.

During the match, Pooran scored 97 runs off 43 balls as his team, TKR reached 250/4 batting first. In his inning, the batter smashed 9 sixes, as he increased his tally of sixes in 2024 to 139.

In this article, The Sporting News provides you with the list of the top 10 batters with the most sixes in a calendar year in T20 cricket.

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Top 10 batsmen with the most sixes in a calendar year in T20s

The list below contains the top 10 batters with the most sixes in a calendar year in T20 cricket.

Interestingly, six out of the top 10 list involved the 'Universe Boss' Chris Gayle, who hit more than a hundred sixes in a calendar year, six times.

Moreover, nine out of the ten batters are West Indians, showing their dominance of power-hitting in the shortest format.

PlayerSixesYear
Nicholas Pooran139*2024
Chris Gayle1352015
Chris Gayle1212012
Chris Gayle1162011
Chris Gayle1122016
Chris Gayle1012017
Andre Russell1012019
Chris Gayle1002013
Glenn Phillips972021
Kieron Pollard962019

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Saino Zachariah is a content producer for The Sporting News' India edition.