Top 05 Players with Most Sixes at Eden Gardens Stadium in IPL
From the city of joy Kolkata comes the never-ending love affair with cricket, and a true testament to that love story is the Eden Gardens stadium, which serves as a beacon of spirit and craze that surrounds this game. An iconic landmark in itself, this is a major sporting venue. The Eden Gardens has the reputation of being the oldest and the second-largest cricket stadium in India, after Narendra Modi stadium, situated in Ahmedabad. With a seating capacity of around 66000, this ground was established in 1864 and is popularly hailed as the ‘Lords of Asia’. The Eden Gardens stadium is a symbol of Kolkata’s rich sporting heritage and cultural identity.
The stadium was named after the Eden sisters of Lord Auckland, who was the then Governor-General of India during the colonial rule. Today, Eden Gardens serves as the home ground for the three-time IPL champions, Kolkata Knight Riders and the state’s Bengal Cricket Team. Apart from the IPL, it is widely recognized as a significant venue for international and domestic cricket matches, as the stadium has hosted major events like the Cricket World Cup and the Asia Cup. The celebratory venue stands a coliseum where cricketing legends have showcased their talent, enthralled crowds and scripted history. It first hosted a Test match back in the days of country’s cricketing infancy. As of today, the ground is run and managed by the West Bengal Cricket Association. The stadium has retained the spirit of its storied past while embracing a modern identity, which is seen over the years through Indian Premier League (IPL). Several records have been built and broken over the course of IPL, which started with its inaugural season in 2008. Thus far, Eden Gardens has hosted 100 matches in the IPL, out of which, the teams batting second have emerged victorious on 56 occasions. This indicates a general inclination for teams to favour chasing targets rather than setting, as dew plays a huge role in Kolkata. Punjab Kings mustered 262 for 2 in IPL 2024, which is by far the highest successful run chase in the league. On the contrary, Eden Gardens has also recorded the lowest team total in the IPL history, with RCB all packed out for 49 against the home side during the IPL 2017 season. With 100 games hosted so far at the mammoth Eden Gardens stadium, this ground has seen a century of IPL matches and made it a historic moment for the KKR team during the IPL 2025 edition. Not just batsmen, but bowlers have also exhibited tremendous skills and wowed the audience with their magical spells. Some have taken wickets consistently and emerged as the most reliable bowlers for their teams.
Let us explore further the top five players with the most sixes hit at the Eden Gardens stadium in IPL.
5) Nitish Rana – A former KKR player, Nitish Rana has essayed the role of a reliable middle-order batsman for a few years for his team. He also led the team during some of the matches when previous skipper Shreyas Iyer was unavailable. He was picked by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the IPL 2025 mega-auction. Nitish Rana has amassed over 2600 runs in his IPL career across the 107 matches played so far, with a strike rate of 135. He was also a part of KKR’s victorious IPL 2024 campaign. At Eden Gardens, Nitish has hit a total of 36 sixes from just 23 match innings and made 680 runs totally while batting here all the years so far.
4) Sunil Narine – The athlete who leads ahead of Nitish is a Caribbean all-rounder and probably KKR’s biggest asset, Sunil Narine. With a vast playing experience and command over his game, he is touted as one the best T20 players of modern-day cricket. In IPL 2024, he scored 488 runs in 14 innings, which included three fifties and his maiden T20 century. Known for his aggressive powerplay approach as a top-order batsman for Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunil has showcased his class by smashing 40 sixes so far from the 42 innings he has played at the home venue. He has 697 runs in his score-bank from all the match outings together.
3) Chris Gayle – One cannot mention impactful massive sixes and not think of Chris Gayle’s name. The ‘Gayle-storm’ phenomenon was coined because of the destruction his batting caused to the opposition bowlers, entirely in his IPL career. As a dominant force in the world’s greatest cricket league, he still holds the unmatchable record for the highest individual score of 175 runs against Pune Warriors scored in 2013. Having majorly played for RCB in his tenure; Chris Gayle is renowned for his explosive batting style. In terms of the total sixes hit at Eden Gardens, he has secured the third place by hitting 42 sixes from just 12 innings he has batted in. During his Eden encounters with KKR, Gayle has amassed 560 runs at an average of 56 and a strike rate of over 160, which is unreal stuff. He was known as a master of the T20 format, because of his ability to time the ball accurately and the immense force he used while playing the long shots.
2) Yusuf Pathan – The next name on this elite list is a player who has now retired from the game, but his name continues to come up even today. Yusuf Pathan has been a veteran for KKR, having played for the franchise from 2011 until 2017. He made his IPL debut in 2008 and has played 174 matches in the tournament to date. In 41 innings that he has played here from 49 matches, Yusuf has managed to score 861 runs. His highest score was the 72 from just 22 balls, helping the home team register a four-wicket win. The right-handed middle order batsman has enjoyed a strike rate of 151 and an average of over 34 thanks to his impressive batting done at this venue. The elder brother of cricketer Irfan Pathan has smashed a record 45 sixes from the fiery batting and proved his mettle as a quality player.
1) Andre Russell – The player with the greatest number of sixes under his belt is another Caribbean firepower, Andre Russell. He has a reputation of an attacking all-rounder for the Kolkata Knight Riders and is also the third highest run-scorer as of now for them. Russell made his IPL debut with Delhi Capitals in 2012 but joined the KKR camp in 2014 and has been with the franchise ever since. In the 42 innings that he has batted in, Andre Russell has scored 1084 runs and crossed the 100-run mark during the IPL 2025 edition. His highest score is the 80 not out, against the Mumbai Indians in 2019. Russell has an explosive strike rate of 189 and an average of around 33.8 from all the batting done on this ground. Having smashed five half-centuries on the Eden Gardens ground, Andre Russell tops the number for hitting maximum sixes 94 altogether and consistently displayed his prowess and confidence in every encounter.
