Home Statsman Kohli takes T20I runs record from Rohit Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been having a tug of war over the top spot for the most runs in T20Is and it came to a head recently in Bangalore. Mohandas Menon 04 October, 2019 18:45 IST Mohandas Menon 04 October, 2019 18:45 IST 9The number of batsmen who have had the distinction of being the leading run-getter in T20 International cricket. In the recent T20I series against South Africa, both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma held the record at Mohali and Bangalore, before the former, at least for the time being, has made the record his own.Leading run-getters in T20I cricket: how the record changed handsRunsBatsmanCountryAgainstVenueDateRecord held forFinal tally of runs7Michael ClarkeAustraliaNew ZealandAucklandFebruary 17, 20055 minutes48832Andrew SymondsAustraliaNew ZealandAucklandFebruary 17, 200540 minutes33798Ricky PontingAustraliaNew ZealandAucklandFebruary 17, 20051 year, 7 days401172Graeme SmithSouth AfricaAustraliaJohannesburgFebruary 24, 20062 years, 7 months, 17 days982375Misbah-ul-HaqPakistanSri LankaKing CityOctober 11, 20084 months, 4 days788457Brendon McCullumNew ZealandAustraliaSydneyFebruary 15, 20099 years, 1 day2,1402,188Martin GuptillNew ZealandAustraliaAucklandFebruary 16, 201811 months, 23 days2,2832,288Rohit SharmaIndiaNew ZealandAucklandFebruary 8, 20197 months, 10 days2,4432,441Virat KohliIndiaSouth AfricaMohaliSeptember 18, 20194 days2,4502,443Rohit SharmaIndiaSouth AfricaBengaluruSeptember 22, 201915 minutes2,4432,450Virat KohliIndiaSouth AfricaBengaluruSeptember 22, 2019Ongoing2,450Note: The first run off the bat in T20I cricket was scored by Michael Clarke at Auckland on February 17, 2005.8The number of occasions when both captains in a T20I cricket match managed to register 50-plus scores. The recent entrants to this list are Quinton de Kock and Virat Kohli at Mohali. This, incidentally, is the only second such instance in T20Is between captains from two Test-playing nations.Both captains registering 50-plus scores in a T20I matchCaptain 1RunsCountryCaptain 2RunsCountryVenueDateWon byMichael Swart89NetherlandsCollins Obuya75*KenyaWindhoekApril 19, 2013KenyaPeter Borren57NetherlandsPreston Mommsen68*ScotlandEdinburghJuly 11, 2015NetherlandsEoin Morgan76EnglandSteve Smith90AustraliaCardiffAugust 31, 2015EnglandAmjad Javed76UAEPreston Mommsen56ScotlandDubaiFebruary 4, 2016UAEPaul Stirling56IrelandKyle Coetzer74ScotlandAl AmeratFebruary 15, 2019ScotlandGerhard Erasmus56NamibiaKarabo Motlhanka59BotswanaWindhoekAugust 20, 2019NamibiaKyle Coetzer89ScotlandPieter Seelaar96*NetherlandsDublinSeptember 16, 2019ScotlandQuinton de Kock52South AfricaVirat Kohli72*IndiaMohaliSeptember 18, 2019IndiaNote: Stirling and Coetzer did so while opening the batting in the same match.22The number of 50s scored by Virat Kohl in T20Is, by far the most scored by any batsman. Teammate Rohit Sharma has 17. Furthermore, Kohli’s match-winning knock of 72 not out at Mohali against South Africa makes him the T20I batsman with most 50-plus scores. He went past the tally of Rohit Sharma, who had 21, which includes his four T20I centuries.Most 50-plus scores in T20Is 50-plus scoresBatsmanCountry100s50sMatchesInnings22Virat KohliIndia022726721Rohit SharmaIndia417989016Martin GuptillNew Zealand214787515Chris GayleWest Indies213585415Brendon McCullumNew Zealand213717014Tillakeratne DilshanSri Lanka1138079Queries CornerI understand Madhav Apte did not appear again in any Tests for India despite scoring more than 450 runs in a Test series in the West Indies in 1952-53. Has any other Indian faced this misfortune? - Ramesh Narayan, Surat.Madhav Apte while opening the innings for India in the five-match Test series in the Caribbean in 1953 aggregated 460 runs, but he did not ever appear again in a Test match for India. As of date, no other Indian has had to suffer this in his career. The table below has a list of Indian batsmen who managed to make over 350 runs in the last five Test matches of their career.Indians with most runs in the last five Test matches of their career:RunsBatsmanYearReason for not playing again499Vijay Merchant1952Retired460Madhav Apte1953Never selected again445Polly Umrigar1962Retired387Rusi Modi1952Never selected again377Sourav Ganguly2008Retired355Mohammad Azharuddin2000Banned from all forms of cricket Is Shafali Verma the youngest cricketer to appear in an international cricket match for India? - Ajoy Sarkar, Kolkata.No. That distinction goes to Gargi Banerji, who was 14 years old when she made her One-Day International debut for India against the England women’s side at Kolkata on January 1, 1978. Shafali Verma is now the second youngest Indian. The table below lists the top eight youngest cricketers to debut for India in any format (men and women).Youngest cricketers (men and women) to represent India in international cricketAgePlayerYearFormat14 years, 165 daysGargi Banerji1978Women’s ODIs15 years, 239 daysShafali Verma2019Women’s T20Is15 years, 283 daysRajani Venugopal1985Women’s Tests16 years, 136 daysThirush Kamini2006Women’s ODIs16 years, 184 daysNilima Jogalekar1978Women’s ODIs16 years, 204 daysSneha Deepthi2013Women’s T20Is16 years, 205 daysSachin Tendulkar1989Men’s Tests16 years, 205 daysMithali Raj1999Women’s ODIs How many international cricket matches have been hosted by Pakistan since 2009? - G. Harish, Bengaluru.Since the terrorist attack in Lahore on March 3, 2009, and before the start of the recent ODI series in Pakistan against Sri Lanka, the home side has hosted 12 internationals since May 22, 2015. These include nine T20Is and three ODIs. The summary of the 12 games are as follows:Nine T20Is: Two vs Zimbabwe (May 2015), three vs World XI (September 2017), one vs Sri Lanka (October 2017), three vs West Indies (April 2018). Pakistan has won eight and lost one (to World XI).Three ODIs vs Zimbabwe (May 2015). Pakistan won 2 and there was no result in the third match.In all, Pakistan won 10, lost one and there was no result in one for a winning percentage of 83.33.Note: All figures above are updated as of September 27, 2019. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.