Ishan Kishan has been among the highest six-hitters for India. Photo: AP
\n\nIndia have been ruthless in their batting approach since Gautam Gambhir's appointment as batting coach, and the batters have a clear message: go for big hits, regardless of their wicket. The Men in Blue have reaped benefits from this approach and shattered multiple records in T20Is. Abhishek Sharma created history during the T20I series against Afghanistan and registered the quickest century in T20Is (among full-member nations). He breached the milestone in only 30 balls. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has batted quickly in limited chanes whlile Sanju Samson too has been among the batters with a 150+ strike rate in 2026.
\n\nCourtesy of their six-hitting approach, India created history during the fifth T20I against New Zealand and became the first-ever team to score 400 sixes in a calendar year in T20Is.
\n\nAbhishek has played a key role in India setting this record. The left-handed batter has hit 86 sixes, the most by any batter in 2026. He can breach the 100-six mark when India face Sri Lanka in December.
\n\nIshan Kishan and Sanju Samson sit second and third in the elite list (among full member nations). Kishan has been enjoying a…
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