Most runs for India in T20 World Cup: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma top list

Virat Kohli currently holds the record for the most runs for India in T20 World Cup history.

The swashbuckling batter has amassed 1,292 runs in 35 matches at an impressive average of 58.72 and a strike rate of 128.81. Kohli has registered 15 half-centuries - the most fifties by an Indian in the T20 World Cup.

Interestingly, Kohli scored his maiden T20 World Cup fifty (39-ball 50) in his very first match of the marquee ICC T20 tournament against Afghanistan in Colombo in 2012.

Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma features second on the list of most runs for India in T20 World Cup history. Having made his T20I debut against England during the inaugural edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in South Africa back in 2007, Rohit Sharma has scored 1,220 runs in 47 matches at an average of 34.85 and a strike rate of 133.04. Between 2007 and 2024, the Indian cricket team captain has scored 12 fifties in the T20 World Cup.

Rohit’s highest score in the showpiece event came against Australia in St. Lucia in 2024 when he smashed 92 off just 41 balls. The right-handed batter’s incredible innings set the stage for India's win in the knockout stage to reach the Semi-Finals.

Flamboyant left-handed batter Yuvraj Singh is third on the list of most runs for India in T20 World Cups. The stylish southpaw has scored 593 runs in 31 matches at a strike rate of 128.91 and an average of 23.72. 

Yuvraj Singh had played an integral role in helping India clinch their maiden ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title in 2007, beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final. He scored 148 runs in six matches in the edition and smashed fifties against England and Australia in the tournament.

MS Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir are the two other Indians who have scored more than 500 runs in T20 World Cup history.

While 2007 T20 World Cup-winning captain MS Dhoni scored 529 runs in 33 matches, former India opener Gautam Gambhir accumulated 524 runs in 21 matches.

Dhoni aggregated 529 runs in 29 innings at an average of 35.26 and a strike rate of 123.88. Meanwhile, Gautam Gambhir scored 524 runs in 20 innings at a strike rate of 118.01 and an average of 26.20. Know the players with the most runs for India in T20 World Cup history.

Most runs for India in T20 World Cup

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