Tim Southee achieves MASSIVE feat, breaks Virender Sehwag record before Rohit Sharma

New Delhi: The first Test between India and New Zealand is being played in Bengaluru. Team India, who came to bat first, was reduced to just 46 runs. In response, New Zealand scored 402 runs. For New Zealand, Rachin Ravindra played the highest innings of 134 runs. While opener Dwayne Conway scored 91 runs. Apart from this, Tim Southee played an important innings of 65 runs. Tim Southee hit 5 fours and 4 sixes in his innings. Also, Tim Southee has left behind former Indian opener Virender Sehwag and captain Rohit Sharma in terms of hitting the most sixes in the Test format.

Tim Southee breaks Virender Sehwag’s record:

Till now Tim Southee has hit 93 sixes in the Test format. At the same time, former Indian opener Virender Sehwag had hit 91 sixes in 104 Test matches. Apart from this, Tim Southee has left behind Indian captain Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma has hit 87 sixes in 62 Test matches, but now Tim Southee has left Virender Sehwag and Rohit Sharma behind. Ben Stokes is at the top of the list of batters who have hit the most sixes in Test cricket. This English all-rounder has hit 131 sixes in the Test format.

Players who hit the most sixes in Test format:

At the same time, after Ben Stokes, former Kiwi batsman Brendon McCullum is in second place in this list. Brendon McCullum hit 107 sixes in his Test career. After this comes the name of former Australian wicketkeeper batter Adam Gilchrist. Adam Gilchrist hit 100 sixes in 96 Test matches. Former West Indies batsman Chris Gayle hit 98 sixes in his Test career. While South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis hit 97 sixes in his Test career. After these players, Tim Southee is next. Tim Southee has hit 93 sixes in his Test career.