Rohit Sharma (2443 runs) and Virat Kohli (2450 runs) are the two highest run-scorers in T20Is (File Photo/Reuters)
Rohit Sharma is set to reclaim the tag of the highest run-getter in T20Is in India’s upcoming series at home against Bangladesh. Rohit will lead India in the series, which will start from November 3, in regular captain Virat Kohli’s absence.
Kohli and Rohit, the two leading run-getters in the history of the T20I format, are now locked in a battle for the tag for the batsman with the most runs. Rohit is 7 runs behind Kohli at the moment.
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Kohli (2450 runs) and Rohit (2443 runs) are the two all-time leading run-scorers in T20I cricket. They are two of only five batsmen who have scored more than 2000 runs in this format – the others being Martin Guptill (2283 runs), Shoaib Malik (2263 runs) and Brendon McCullum (2140 runs).
Rohit is 57 runs away from becoming the first batsman to reach the mark of 2500 runs in T20Is.
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Rohit is also set to play his 99th T20I in the upcoming series, which is a landmark no Indian has reached yet. Rohit is tied with MS Dhoni at 98 T20I caps at the moment. Shahid Afridi (99 T20Is) and Shoaib Malik (111 T20Is) are the only players who have more T20I caps.
Rohit received an injury scare after being hit in the nets on Friday, but was declared fit to play the first match of the Bangladesh series on Sunday.
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