From March to August this ride is a complete roller coaster for the fans like me. Finally, the much awaited news in the times pandemic was will IPL be going to happen this year or not? But Boards of cricket makes it clear Cricket without IPL is like Barcelona without Messi and that happens never. The most entertaining and exciting league in the world is just a few weeks away. Back in the 2008, when it was started hardly anyone have guessed out this will be biggest innovation of the 21st century as this platform has allowed many players to have hit the spotlight. Surely, many do and some went into the trash boxes.
Well, over the years there have been many players from nowhere who have reached the top of charts by hitting maximum number sixes in the entire season. Every season we have witnessed some different players across the globe who have reached the pinnacle of cloud nine.
Ideally, this format suits up the batsman with limited-overs, fielding restriction during the power play, short boundaries and big sized trunk bats which favors up the batsman as compared to the past era of cricket.
Here is the list of 4 players who are looking to dominant again with his impressive hitting in the upcoming IPL 2020:
Andre Russell – Kolkata knight riders:
If Kolkata knight riders has been the most successful franchise in the IPL last six years then Andre Russell is one of the reason behind it. The power hitter from west-Indies has completely transformed himself into different players in this league from the past few years. Middle-order batsman for KKR known for his huge hitting out of the park with his sheer power of willow. Russell has scored 1400 in just 64 matches of IPL career where he has scored 700 plus runs with just sixes only. The last season of this hitter was top-notch he was almost there to break the record of 50 sixes in a season of Chris Gayle but that didn’t happened. We are hoping this season he will go pass 80 sixes in a season.
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David Warner – Sun risers Hyderabad:
The 2016 season was all about two players Virat kohli and David Warner scoring like flood. It was the same season in which SunRisers Hyderabad lifted their first ever IPL trophy under the captaincy of David Warner. The season after which Warner has turned himself into the game-changer. The stylish bloke from Australia already showed his glimpse to world cricket after his return to the test cricket. Captain of Sun risers Hyderabad (SRH) and leading run-scorer in the last season. While in his IPL career, warner has amassed 4706 runs with 181 sixes under his cap. A legitimate game-changer for SRH and leading him to the victories many times. Looking at his past performances he will be on list of the fans to hit sixes out of the park.
Chris Lynn – Mumbai Indians:
There are few players in world cricket who can hit the ball with sublime timing and one such name comes into is Chris Lynn. Some of the most clean stroke makers in the IPL is Chris Lynn. Chris Lynn has locked many games for his previous franchise Kolkata knight riders (KKR) and took them bail from the crucial knockout games. Chris Lynn's ability to hit out of the park or deep into the stands was seen from his willow in the past few years. While playing for Kolkata knight riders in the last season Chris Lynn has amassed 405 runs in 13 matches but in the IPL 2020, Lynn will play for Mumbai Indians (MI). 63 sixes on his names and he look like another contender for the list of maximum sixes. Well, Kolkata knight riders might make the biggest mistake to release him.
Chris Gayle – Kings XI Punjab:
The universe boss with every season he is on every fans mind what's next from this dangerous player of T-20 cricket. Highest sixes in the league - 326, Highest Individual Score by the batsman 175 runs off 66 balls, Highest sixes in a match – 17 and Highest sixes in one season - 59. You can just imagine how lucky a team to have him in his franchise. Opening up the batting for Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in 2020 and fans are hoping he will go past 100 sixes in a single season with triple century and having 30 sixes in a match.
