Babar Azam Surpasses Rohit Sharma in T20I Runs, Now Second Only to Virat Kohli

Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam etched his name further into the record books on Saturday during the second T20I against England in Birmingham.

The Pakistan skipper surpassed Rohit Sharma to become the second-highest run scorer in the history of T20I cricket.

His knock of 32 runs took his career T20I tally to 3,987 runs, surpassing Rohit Sharma’s total of 3,974. Babar Azam achieved this feat in 111 innings.

The only batter ahead of Babar Azam now is the legendary Virat Kohli. The Indian run-machine remains at the top of the pile with a staggering total of over 4,000 T20I runs, making him the only player to breach this prestigious mark.

With many more years ahead of him, there’s a strong possibility that he could challenge Kohli for the top spot in the near future.

List of Batters With Most Runs in T20Is

Player	Team	Matches	Runs	Average	SR	50s/100s	HS
Virat Kohli	India	117	4037	51.75	138.15	37/1	122*
Babar Azam	Pakistan	118	3987	41.10	129.91	36/3	122
Rohit Sharma	India	151	3974	31.79	139.97	29/5	121*
Paul Stirling	Ireland	142	3589	27.60	135.43	23/1	115*
Martin Guptill	New Zealand	122	3531	31.81	135.70	20/2	105
Mohammad Rizwan	Pakistan	97	3180	49.68	128.07	28/1	104*
Aaron Finch	Australia	103	3120	34.28	142.53	19/2	172
David Warner	Australia	103	3099	33.68	142.67	26/1	100*
Jos Buttler	England	115	3011	35.42	145.10	23/1	101*
Kane Williamson	New Zealand	89	2547	33.96	123.64	18/0	95