Virat Kohli T20 World Cup 2022: Former India captain Virat Kohli has again created history. Kohli has completed four thousand runs in T20 Internationals. He has become the first player to do so. In the semi-final match against England in the T20 World Cup, he achieved this feat.
Before the match against England, Virat Kohli needed only 42 runs to make this record. But he has completed his 4000 runs in T20 Internationals, playing a quick inning against England. Kohli has become the first cricketer to achieve this feat in T20 Internationals.
Kohli Is Also The First Cricketer To Score 3000 Runs
Before this semi-final, Kohli had scored 3958 runs in a total of 114 matches in T20 Internationals at an average of 52.77. During this, Kohli scored a century and 36 fifties. But Kohli completed 4000 runs as soon as he scored 42 in the semi-finals.
Earlier, Kohli also became the first cricketer to score three thousand runs in T20 Internationals. He achieved this feat last year. Then Kohli scored 3 thousand runs in 81 innings of 87 matches at an average of 50.86.
Rohit’s Name In This List After Kohli
Rohit Sharma is the current Indian captain after Virat Kohli in terms of scoring the most runs in T20 Internationals. He has played 148 matches, scoring 3853 runs at an average of 31.32. He is followed by New Zealand’s Martin Guptill (3531), Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam (3323) and then Ireland’s Paul Stirling (3181).
Highest Run Scorer in T20I
- Virat Kohli (India) – 115 matches – 4000* runs
- Rohit Sharma (India) – 148 matches – 3853 runs
- Martin Guptill (New Zealand) – 122 matches – 3531 runs
- Babar Azam (Pakistan) – 98 matches – 3323 runs
- Paul Stirling (Ireland) – 121 matches – 3181 runs
