Stats: Top 10 Indian batsmen with most runs in T20Is

Virat Kohli

En route to his 41-ball 66 against England in the only Twenty20 international match against England, at Edgbaston, Virat Kohli surpassed Yuvraj Singh to become the all-time leading run scorer for India in the format.

Kohli now has 972 runs in 28 matches at an impressive average of 46.28 and a strike-rate of 131.70, 4 runs ahead of Yuvraj who has played 40 matches. With 947 runs from 44 matches, Suresh Raina is at the third spot.

Chasing 181 to win the match, the visitors were well-placed for a victory, with the scoreboard reading 131-2 in 14.1 overs, before Kohli’s dismissal sparked a late collapse as they frll short by 3 runs.

Given below is the full list:

Player	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave	SR	50s
Virat Kohli	28	26	972	78*	46.28	131.7	9
Yuvraj Singh	40	37	968	77*	31.22	144.69	8
Suresh Raina	44	38	947	101	32.65	135.47	3
Gautam Gambhir	37	36	932	75	27.41	119.02	7
MS Dhoni	50	45	849	48*	33.96	116.3	0
Rohit Sharma	42	35	739	79*	30.79	126.1	7
Virendra Sehwag	19	18	394	68	21.88	145.38	2
Yusuf Pathan	22	18	236	37*	18.15	146.58	0
Ajinkya Rahane	11	11	236	61	21.45	118	1
Irfan Pathan	24	14	172	33*	24.57	119.44	0

**Stats updated till September 07, 2014