IPL 2021, CSK vs RCB: Raina joins Dhoni, Rohit, Kohli in a special Indian Premier League club

Record for Suresh Raina Suresh Raina completed 200 sixes in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday.

When did Raina achieve the milestone? Raina achieved the milestone during Chennai Super Kings’s IPL 2021 clash with Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mumbai on Sunday.

Raina scores quick-fire 24 On opting to bat, CSK started off well, putting up 74 runs for the first wicket. Following the dismissal of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Raina walked to bat. He struck three sixes and with the last big hit on Sunday, Raina touched the 200-mark.

Fourth Indian Raina is the fourth Indian to hit 200 sixes in the IPL after MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma.

Rohit Sharma The Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma has struck 222 sixes in the IPL so far and is third on the list of most sixes in the tournament.

MS Dhoni The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni is fourth on the list of most sixes – 217 sixes in 185 innings in the IPL. Dhoni and Raina have been two vital cogs in the CSK squad since its inception in 2008.

Virat Kohli The all-time leading run-scorer in the IPL, Virat Kohli, has hit 204 sixes in 188 innings in the tournament.

AB de Villiers Kohli’s RCB teammate AB de Villiers is second on the list of most sixes in the IPL – 240 big hits in just 159 innings.

Chris Gayle No batsman has struck more sixes than Gayle in the IPL – 354 sixes in just 136 innings.