Nicholas Pooran broke Chris Gayle’s record for the most number of sixes hit by a batter in a calendar year. The wicketkeeper-batter achieved this impressive feat during the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2024 clash between Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) and St Kitts and Nevis Patriots on Sunday, September 1, at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts.
The legendary Gayle had hit 135 sixes in 2015. Pooran took his tally of sixes to 139 in 2024 as he hit nine of them during his scintillating knock of 97 off 43 balls on Sunday. The legendary West Indies batter has multiple entries in the list. Out of the top 10 entries, 6 belong to Gayle – for hitting the most sixes in a single year. However, this was Pooran’s first entry into the top 10 list.
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Pooran has eight T20 outfits this season, including the West Indies national team. The 139 sixes have come from just 58 matches. The flamboyant batter has 13 half-centuries to his name but is yet to reach the three-figure mark this year. Pooran is way ahead in the list of leading run-getters this season. He has 1844 runs to his name in 2024 and is looking strong to get past the 2,000-run barrier.
Take a look at batters with the most sixes in a calendar year
| Player | Sixes | Year |
| Nicholas Pooran | 139* | 2024 |
| Chris Gayle | 135 | 2015 |
| Chris Gayle | 121 | 2012 |
| Chris Gayle | 116 | 2011 |
| Chris Gayle | 112 | 2016 |
| Chris Gayle | 101 | 2017 |
| Andre Russell | 101 | 2019 |
| Chris Gayle | 100 | 2013 |
| Glenn Phillips | 97 | 2021 |
| Kieron Pollard | 96 | 2019 |
Pooran toppled Gayle’s record in the 12th over of match No. 3 in CPL 2024, when he went down on one knee and smashed Tabraiz Shamsi over the leg side for his sixth maximum. The 29-year-old also brought up his fifty off just 21 balls.
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TKR posted a mammoth 250/4 after Pooran and Keacy Carty (73* off 35 balls) played stunning knocks. In reply, the Patriots did put a decent batting effort to get to 206/8. However, they just had too many runs to hunt down and eventually succumbed to a 44-run defeat.