India vs New Zealand 2019: Rohit Sharma Becomes Leading Run-scorer In T20I Format

Well, it has been quite a night for Rohit Sharma at Auckland. When it mattered the most, Rohit Sharma stood up for the occasion to help India sit on a driver seat. First, he impressed with his captaincy then played a blistering knock to make things fall in place for the team. During the course, he surpassed Martin Guptill record to become the highest run-scorer in T20I format.

Indeed, it is an incredible achievement, for which, Indian cricket should be proud of. Now, the leading run-scorer in all formats is from Indian National Cricket Team. Sachin Tendulkar holds the record in ODI and Test format while Rohit Sharma bags T20I record.

Rohit Sharma scored 2,288 runs in T20I format:

After scoring his 35th run in the second T20I game against New Zealand, Rohit Sharma surpassed Martin Guptill tally of 2272 runs. After adding 15 runs, Rohit Sharma walked back to the pavilion to become the first breakthrough for Kiwis.

Rohit Sharma and Martin Guptill are closely being followed by Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik and India’s Virat Kohli. Sharma is currently with 2288 runs while Shoaib Malik got 2263 runs for Pakistan. All in all, a healthy fight is going among those four players, who have been stars for their respective sides.

During the course of his brilliant fifty, Rohit Sharma also surpassed the record of 100 sixes in the International cricket. He is the first Indian and third overall to reach the feat.

Besides that, the right-handed batsman also surpassed Virat Kohli to knock the most number of 50+ scores for Indian National Cricket Team. And also, he becomes the leading six-scorer for India across the formats. He surpassed Mahendra Singh Dhoni‘s tally of 348.

All in all, it has been a scintillating day at the office for the current Indian skipper. With one more game in Rohit Sharma’s kitty, going by his form, he got the opportunity to make a difference between him to the rest.

Here is the leading run-scorers table: