Rohit Sharma Surpasses Babar Azam, Virat Kohli For Most T20I Runs

Rohit Sharma was on a record-breaking spree in the Super Eight game against Australia.

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The Indian captain struck a blazing 92 off 47 balls.

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Rohit has become the leading run-scorer in T20Is.

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The opener has aggregated 4,165 runs in 157 games since 2007.

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Rohit has notched 5 centuries and 31 fifties in this format.

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Pakistan’s Babar Azam held the previous record with 4,145 runs.

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Virat Kohli comes next, having registered 4,103 runs in 123 T20Is.

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Ireland’s Paul Stirling follows Kohli with 3,601 runs.

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In 122 T20Is, New Zealand veteran Martin Guptill has recorded 3,531 runs.

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Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan has 3,313 T20I runs under his belt.

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