Rohit Sharma has become India’s leading run-getter in T20 Internationals. He went past Virat Kohli in the 2nd T20I against Windies at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.

Rohit scored 111 from 61 balls that included 8 fours and 7 sixes. In the process, he overtook Kohli to lead the charts amongst the Indians. The opener also went past Brendon McCullum and Shoaib Malik in terms of the most runs in the format overall. He now occupies the second slot, just 68 runs behind Martin Guptill.

Kohli has been rested from the ongoing T20I series and Rohit Sharma is leading the side in his absence. The right-hander has continued on his tremendous run of form. It was a wonderful knock from him as he dismantled the opposition bowlers.

He also became the only batsman in the world to strike 4 centuries in the shortest format of the game. Prior to the game, he was on par with Colin Munro with 3 hundreds but now he toppled the Kiwi and reached the top.

Most runs in T20 Internationals

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Highest Average SR 100s 50s Martin Guptill New Zealand 75 73 2271 105 34.4 132.88 2 14 Rohit Sharma India 86 79 2203 118 33.89 138.64 4 15 Shoaib Malik Pakistan/ICC 108 101 2190 75 30.84 123.51 0 7 Brendon McCullum New Zealand 71 70 2140 123 35.66 136.21 2 13 Virat Kohli India 62 58 2102 90* 48.88 136.22 0 18 Mohammad Shahzad Afghanistan 65 65 1936 118* 31.22 134.81 1 12 Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan 89 86 1908 86 24.46 116.12 0 10 Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka 80 79 1889 104* 28.19 120.54 1 13 JP Duminy South Africa 78 72 1858 96* 37.91 124.36 0 11 David Warner Australia 70 70 1792 90* 26.74 140.1 0 13

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