Playing grounded shots to hit the boundary is a testament to patience, prowess, and power. Since the inception of the ICC Champions Trophy, starvation of making runs has been satiated by timed shots and aggressive hitting. The record for most fours in the champions trophy has stayed to the name of former ODI opener Chris Gayle, a power hitter in the West Indies team. The top 10 players in this elite club have retired from international cricket. Let’s explore who all are those cricketers with the most fours in the Champions trophy.
As of February 2025, giant Chris Gayle has the highest number of 101 fours in the champions trophy. He played 17 innings to set this historical record around which there is no modern-day cricketer. Gayle played a massive inning of 133 runs, taking 17 boundaries against South Africa in Jaipur. Former Indian opener and left-handed batsman Shikhar Dhawan was also explosive with bat as he stands next to Chris Gayle with 79 boundaries, coming in 10 innings with an unmatchable average of 77.88. One more Indian batsman, Sourav Ganguly, would dash the ball to the boundary for getting four runs, having 66 fours in 13 innings.
Surviving on the crease for long is the way to hit most fours in a tournament for which a blend of calculated risk, batting technique, and aggressive shots are effective. These batters have shown that leading the team with individual high scores is also possible by scoring four runs at a time.
Most Fours in Champions Trophy 2025
| No | Batsmen | Team | 4s | Matches | Inns | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachin Ravindra | NZ | 29 | 4 | 4 | 263 |
| 2 | Ben Duckett | ENG | 25 | 3 | 3 | 227 |
| 3 | Rohit Sharma | IND | 21 | 5 | 5 | 180 |
| 4 | Will Young | NZ | 20 | 5 | 5 | 165 |
| 5 | Joe Root | ENG | 19 | 3 | 3 | 225 |
| 6 | Kane Williamson | NZ | 19 | 5 | 5 | 200 |
| 7 | Shubman Gill | IND | 17 | 5 | 5 | 188 |
| 8 | Shreyas Iyer | IND | 16 | 5 | 5 | 243 |
| 9 | Ryan Rickelton | SA | 16 | 3 | 3 | 147 |
| 10 | Alex Carey | AUS | 16 | 3 | 2 | 130 |
Most Fours in Champions Trophy List
| Sr | Player | 4s | Mat | Inn | Runs | Ave | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Gayle (West Indies) | 101 | 17 | 17 | 791 | 52.73 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Shikhar Dhawan (India) | 79 | 10 | 10 | 701 | 77.88 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) | 79 | 22 | 21 | 742 | 41.22 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Rohit Sharma (India) | 72 | 15 | 15 | 661 | 47.21 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) | 68 | 22 | 21 | 683 | 37.94 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) | 67 | 16 | 16 | 587 | 53.36 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) | 67 | 20 | 20 | 536 | 29.77 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Sourav Ganguly (India) | 66 | 13 | 11 | 665 | 73.88 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Virat Kohli (India) | 66 | 17 | 17 | 747 | 74.70 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Ricky Ponting (Australia) | 66 | 18 | 18 | 593 | 39.53 | 1 | 4 |
