Chris Gayle surpasses AB De Villiers to become highest six hitter in World Cup history

Gayle overtook former South Africa captain AB de Villiers as the highest six-hitter in World Cup cricket when he tonked back-to-back sixes of Pakistan's Hasan Ali in Windies clash against Pakistan in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

West Indies opener Chris Gayle who has a habit of breaking batting records every now and then eclipsed another milestone when he became the leading six hitter in the history of World Cup on Wednesday. Gayle overtook former South Africa captain AB de Villiers as the highest six-hitter in World Cup cricket when he tonked back-to-back sixes of Pakistan's Hasan Ali in Windies clash against Pakistan in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Gayle surpassed the record jointly held by him and De Villiers. Gayle scored a belligerent half ton to help West Indies chase down a paltry 105-run target set by Pakistan in their World Cup encounter at Trent Bridge on AB de Villiers is second on the six hitting list with 37 hits over the fence in his entire World Cup career. Australia’s former captain Ricky Ponting is third on the list with 31 sixes to his name. Gayle overtook West Indies batting legend Brain Lara as the highest run getter for the Windies in ODI cricket. Gayle is the top six hitter for West Indies in one day international cricket. Chris Gayle holds multiple records in World Cup cricket. The belligerent Jamaican has tonked the maximum number of sixes in a single edition of the tournament. He also is one of the three batsman in World Cup history to hit a double ton.