As the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 draws near, all eyes are on Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma. Despite a mediocre performance with the bat in the recently concluded IPL 2024, expectations remain high for the seasoned opener to lead the Men in Blue to glory in the T20 World Cup.
Rohit Sharma has accumulated 963 runs in 36 T20 World Cup innings, boasting a strike rate of 127.88 and an average of 34.39. His record includes nine half-centuries, and he holds the distinction of playing the most T20 World Cup matches for India in the tournament’s history.
Rohit is on the brink of surpassing two major milestones. He needs only three runs to overtake Chris Gayle, who has 965 runs and is no longer active in international cricket, for the most runs by a player for a team in T20 World Cup history. Additionally, Rohit is just 54 runs away from eclipsing Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene, who scored 1016 runs during his T20 World Cup career.
Former India captain Virat Kohli holds the record for the most runs in a single edition of the T20 World Cup, with 319 runs in the 2014 tournament. Overall, Kohli has amassed 1141 runs across five T20 World Cup editions, making him one of the most prolific T20 batters of all time.
The leading run-getters in T20 World Cup history are: Virat Kohli – 1141 runs, Mahela Jayawardene – 1016 runs, Chris Gayle – 965 runs, Rohit Sharma – 963 runs, and Tillakaratne Dilshan – 897 runs.
Rohit Sharma, who has participated in all eight editions of the ICC T20 World Cup, holds the record for the most sixes by an Indian (second highest overall) in T20 World Cup history. He has hit 35 sixes across the tournament’s editions, second only to Chris Gayle, who leads with 63 sixes from 31 innings.
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Rohit Sharma- T20 World Cup Stats
- Matches Played: 36
- Total Runs: 963
- Average: 34.39
- Strike-Rate: 127.16
- Highest Score: 79*
- Fifties: 9
- Sixes: 35