Abki baar 400 paar: India unleash six-hitting assault in 2026, set new world record
India set a new world record by hitting 400 sixes in a single calendar year during their final T20I against New Zealand. This milestone highlights the aggressive batting approach adopted by the Indian team throughout 2026.
Why it matters
The record illustrates the evolving, high-scoring nature of modern T20 cricket and India's dominance in the format.
India became the first team in cricket history to hit 400 sixes in a calendar year during the fifth and final T20I against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Sunday.The milestone came in India's 40th match of 2026, when the batters struck 11 sixes to take their tally for the year to exactly 400. The previous record belonged to Austria, who hit 326 sixes in 2025. Among full-member nations, India's previous best was 289 sixes in 2022, also across 40 matches. Their average has therefore risen from 7.2 sixes per match in 2022 to 10 this year.All-rounder Naman Dhir hit the 400th six, top-edging a flick off Blair Tickner over the fine-leg boundary in the 19th over.
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