Year Ender 2025: A year of rain of sixes, Abhishek Sharma played the bugle for India in the top 10; This ‘unknown’ player is at number one

Year Ender 2025: The year 2025 was named for the aggressive attitude of the batsmen in international cricket. This year saw a record-breaking rain of sixes across all three formats – Test, ODI and T20. Power-hitters from all over the world kept the bowlers on target continuously, but Abhishek Sharma emerged as the most important name from the point of view of Indian cricket, who in a short span of matches has put himself in the list of the most dangerous batsmen in the world.

In the eyes of cricket experts, 2025 was the year when sixes became not just entertainment but the biggest strategy to win the match. This year, the record of scoring the most runs in international cricket (all three formats) was held by Austria’s Karanbir Singh. Karanbir performed brilliantly in 32 T20 International matches and scored 1488 runs. During this period, he scored 2 centuries and 13 half-centuries. His average throughout the year was 51.31 and strike rate was 174.85, which shows his aggressive and consistent performance. Abhishek Sharma remained at sixth position in this list after hitting 54 sixes.

Top 10 batsmen who hit most sixes in 2025

Many new and surprising names emerged in the list of batsmen who hit the most sixes in 2025 across all three formats –

1. Karanbir Singh (Austria) – 122 sixes
2. Fiaz Ahmed (Bahrain) – 69 sixes
3. Dewald Brevis (South Africa) – 65 sixes
4. Bilal Zalmai (Austria) – 57 sixes
5. Asif Ali (Bahrain) – 56 sixes
6. Abhishek Sharma (India) – 54 sixes
7. Shai Hope (West Indies) – 54 sixes
8. Harry Brook (England) – 50 sixes
9. George Munsey (Scotland) – 46 sixes
10. Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan) – 45 sixes

Abhishek Sharma: Less matches, more impact

Indian opener Abhishek Sharma’s performance in 2025 was special because he achieved this feat in just 21 matches. While many batsmen touched these figures after playing 30–40 matches, Abhishek achieved this in very limited opportunities –

• 21 matches
• 859 runs
• 54 sixes
• Strike rate of 193.46
• highest score of 135entered the figures like.

According to cricket experts, Abhishek’s strike rate is the scariest factor in this list. With a strike rate of around 200, he proved that he is not just a power hitter but a batsman prepared as per the needs of modern cricket.

Why is Abhishek’s performance special?

• He hit sixes only in T20-all three formats, he is yet to make his debut in Test and ODI.
• Put pressure on the bowlers from power play to death overs.
• He was the only batsman in the top-10 for India whose strike rate was above 190.
• Sixes equal to big names like Shai Hope and Harry Brook, but far fewer matches than them.

Experts believe that if Abhishek gets continuous opportunities, these figures can become even more dangerous in the coming years.

Who is the biggest six hitter in T20I?

If we talk about the top 10 batsmen who have hit the most sixes in T20 International cricket in the year 2025, then India’s Abhishek Sharma is making a special mark by being included in the top-5. In this list too, Karanbir Singh of Austria is at the first place with 122 sixes, who fired the most in the air throughout the year. At second place is Bahrain’s Fiaz Ahmed (69 sixes) and at third place is Austria’s Bilal Zalmai (57 sixes). Bahrain’s Asif Ali (56 sixes) is at fourth place, while Abhishek Sharma has made it to the 5th spot by hitting 54 sixes in just 21 matches.

Changing trend of CIXIS

2025 also made it clear that international cricket is no longer a game of survival. Batsmen from associate countries like Karanbir Singh being on top and young Indian batsmen like Abhishek Sharma standing at par with the greats – this is a sign of the cricket to come.

This year many unknown names created history, but the biggest positive news for India was the rise of Abhishek Sharma. Less matches, more impact and fearless batting – Abhishek Sharma was among those players of 2025 who made the picture of future Indian batting even more aggressive.

If this pace continues, then in 2026 this name may not only be in the top-10 but also in the race for number-1.