400 sixes in a single year: India's batters clear the ropes like no team before

Some records creep; this one flew. In Hamilton, New Zealand, on 1 November, Naman Dhir launched a six off Blair Tickner in the 19th over — and with that swing, India became the first men's team in T20 international cricket to hit 400 sixes in a single calendar year, doing it in just 40 matches. Abhishek Sharma led the aerial assault with 86 sixes in 2026, followed by Ishan Kishan with 60 and Sanju Samson with 50. The previous overall record, Austria's 326 in 2025, was not nudged past but left far behind.