10 batsmen who hit a six off the first ball of their IPL career, 4 Indians, including Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the list

IPL Batsman First Ball Six: There have been many batsmen in the Indian Premier League who started their IPL career with a six.

 

 

Batsmen who hit a six off the first ball of their IPL career

IPL Cricketers First Ball Six Career: The Indian Premier League is synonymous with excitement. Sometimes a team scores 250, while for others it seems difficult to even score 70-80 runs. T20 cricket is a game of uncertainties. A century has been scored in 30 balls in this league, which was done by Chris Gayle in 2013. You will find many such facts that seem impossible. But did you know that there have been players in the IPL who hit a six on the very first ball of their IPL career?

Six on the first ball of IPL career

Rob Quiney –

Australia's Rob Quiney hit a six off the very first ball of his IPL career in 2009. He did so while playing for the Rajasthan Royals.

Kevon Cooper - Kevon Cooper, who played for the West Indies, also hit a six off the first ball of his IPL career while playing for the Rajasthan Royals. He hit a six off the bowling of James Faulkner.

Andre Russell - Andre Russell hit a six on the first ball of his career in the match against RCB in 2012 while playing for Delhi Daredevils.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi -

Vaibhav Suryavanshi began his IPL career by hitting a six off senior bowler Shardul Thakur in IPL 2025. He is the youngest player in IPL history to do so.

Carlos Brathwaite - Another West Indies batsman in the list, Carlos Brathwaite hit a six on his first ball in 2016 while playing for Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals).

Aniket Choudhary - Aniket Choudhary's IPL career didn't last long. He hit the first ball of his career for the boundary during the 2017 season while playing for RCB.

Javon Searles –

Javon Searles played just four matches in his IPL career. He hit a six off his first ball against Punjab Kings in 2018.

Maheesh Theekshana – The Sri Lankan spinner made his debut against RCB in 2022 and hit a six off the first ball of his career while facing Harshal Patel.

Siddhesh Lad - Siddhesh Lad, who played for the Mumbai Indians, played only one match in his IPL career. In 2019, he hit a six off the first ball against the Punjab Kings.

Sameer Rizvi-

Sameer Rizvi made his IPL debut for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024 and hit Rashid Khan for a six off the very first ball.