Rohit Sharma goes past Martin Guptill to become leading run-scorer in T20Is
Rohit Sharma surpassed Martin Guptill and Virat Kohli to become the leading run-scorer in Twenty20 Internationals during the first game of the Sri Lanka series at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday.
Published : Feb 24, 2022 19:43 IST
India captain Rohit Sharma surpassed New Zealand batter Martin Guptill and former skipper Virat Kohli to become the leading run-getter in Twenty20 Internationals during the first T20I against Sri Lanka at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday.
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The top-order batter overtook Guptill (3299 runs in 108 innings) and Kohli, who has 3296 runs from 89 innings, in his 115th innings in the shortest format.
KL Rahul is third on the elite list of most runs for India in T20Is, with 1831 runs from 52 innings.
Rohit scored a 32-ball 44 to take his tally to 3307 runs. The hard-hitting batter averages 33.07 and strikes at 139.94 in the format.