With the advent of cricket’s youngest format, Twenty20, batting has been more about the fours and sixes than being about leaving the ball outside the off stump or taking those quick singles or doubles. In the past decade or so, the number of sixes hit in cricket match has increased substantially.

It is not just about the number of sixes. The average distance for which a six is hit has also increased significantly. This fact is the primary reason behind the creation of this post. The modern-day batsmen can hit those gigantic sixes at will.

Not that the quality of bowlers have decreased. It’s just that, at times, the game has become a bit too much batsmen-centric. The modern-day bats allow these batsmen to dominate the bowlers irrespective of the situation. Watch the video of Top 10 longest sixes in cricket: