Chris Gayle has surpassed Shahid Afridi to record most number of sixes by any batsman in international cricket. The veteran West Indies batsman achieved this feat on Wednesday while playing against England in the first One-Day International (ODI) at the Kensington Oval. Gayle, who recently announced that he will retire from ODIs after ICC World Cup 2019, now has 477 sixes to his name. He achieved this feat in his 444th match while Afridi had smashed 476 sixes from 524 matches.
Gayle now holds the record of smashing 276 sixes in ODIs, 103 sixes in T20Is and 98 maximums in the longest format of the game. Brendon McCullum is third in the list with 398 hits followed by Sanath Jayasuriya (352) and Rohit Sharma (349).
Earlier this month, the 39-year-old veteran batsman was recalled by West Indies for the first two ODIs against England in preparation for this year's World Cup. Chris Gayle had played for the West Indies last July, during a home series against Bangladesh.
In October last year, the big-hitting left-hander had pulled out of limited-overs series against India citing personal reasons.