Star wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul attained an iconic document as he surpassed the likes of MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma to now sit atop an elite six-hitters listing. KL Rahul grew to become the quickest Indian batter to hit 200 sixes within the Indian Premier League (IPL) historical past. He attained the document in the course of the Gujarat Titans (GT) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) match of the IPL 2025 season on the Narendra Modi Stadium on April 19 (Saturday). Notably, Rahul additionally grew to become the sixth Indian batter to hit 200 IPL sixes and eleventh general.

The 32-year-old Bengaluru-born right-hander wanted only one six within the GT vs DC IPL 2025 conflict in Ahmedabad to succeed in the 200 IPL sixes milestone. He achieved the feat in model by launching an 89-metre most off Mohammed Siraj on the third ball of the third over.

Laal phool, neela phool. KL ka 2 hundredth IPL six sabse lovely 💙❤️pic.twitter.com/rBwFJF7ZPr

— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 19, 2025

Rahul got here in at quantity three and made a quickfire 28 off simply 14 balls. He seemed in full management from the outset, taking part in fluently, earlier than Prasidh Krishna managed to dismiss him.

Rahul achieved the 200 sixes milestone in simply 129 innings, surpassing Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson, who beforehand held the document with 159 innings. Legendary figures MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli occupy the third and fourth spots, having reached the landmark in 165 and 180 innings, respectively.

Right here’s the listing of quickest Indian cricketers to hit 200 sixes within the IPL:

Quickest Indian Batters To Hit 200 IPL Sixes

1. KL Rahul – 129 innings  
2. Sanju Samson – 159 innings  
3. MS Dhoni – 165 innings  
4. Virat Kohli – 180 innings

Rahul additionally grew to become the eleventh batter to hit 200 IPL sixes. West Indies legend Chris Gayle leads the listing of most IPL sixes with 357 lengthy hits to his identify. Here is the listing of prime six-hitters in IPL historical past:

Most Sixes In IPL Historical past

1. Chris Gayle – 357 sixes (KKR, RCB, PBKS)  
2. Rohit Sharma – 286 sixes (DC, MI)  
3. Virat Kohli – 282 sixes (RCB)  
4. MS Dhoni – 260 sixes (CSK, RPSG)  
5. AB de Villiers – 251 sixes (DC, RCB)  
6. David Warner – 236 sixes (DC, SRH)  
7. Kieron Pollard – 223 sixes (MI)  
8. Sanju Samson – 216 sixes (KKR, DC, RR)  
9. Andre Russell – 212 sixes (DC, KKR)  
10. Suresh Raina – 203 sixes (CSK, GL)  
11. KL Rahul – 200 sixes (RCB, SRH, PBKS, LSG, DC)