<Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH) </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH) </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> The Maximum Sixes Award is an annual cricket award presented to the batsman who hits the most sixes in the Indian Premier League . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Mat </Th> <Th> Sixes </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Sanath Jayasuriya (MI) </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Adam Gilchrist (DC) </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Robin Uthappa (RCB) </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Chris Gayle (RCB) </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Chris Gayle (RCB) </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 59 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Chris Gayle (RCB) </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Glenn Maxwell (KXIP) </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Chris Gayle (RCB) </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Virat Kohli (RCB) </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Glenn Maxwell (KXIP) </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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