Indian team's star batsman Virat Kohli scored a brilliant half-century in the match against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. The former captain, who is in great form, became the first Indian to score 100 half-centuries in T20 cricket. 

The Indian stalwart entered the exclusive club, which solely featured David Warner as its sole member. The former Australia star boasts a staggering 108 half-centuries in the T20 format.

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Let's take a look at the batters with most gifties in T20 cricket.

Most Fifties in T20 Cricket

5. Jos Buttler | 86

The England batter Jos Buttler has a fantastic record in the shortest format and has featured in franchise cricket all around the world. Buttler is a part of the Gujarat Titans side in the ongoing IPL season. He has so far played 440 matches in T20 cricket, scoring a total of 12,331 runs with 8 hundreds and the highest individual score of 124.

4. Chris Gayle | 88

The explosive West Indies batter Chris Gayle has played franchise cricket all around the world and has also featured a lot for the national side in the shortest format. Gayle has played 463 matches in T20 cricket, scoring a total of 14,562 runs with 22 centuries and the highest individual score 175*.

3. Babar Azam | 90

The Pakistan batter has not only played a lot of T20 cricket for the national side, but has also featured a lot in franchise cricket. Babar has so far played 311 matches in the format, scoring a total of 11,042 runs with 11 hundreds and the highest individual score of 122.

2. Virat Kohli | 100*

The India star batter Virat Kohli scored his 100th half-century in T20 cricket during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru's clash against the Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025. Kohli has so far played 405 matches in the format, scoring a total of 13,134 runs with 9 centuries and the highest individual score of 122*.

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1. David Warner | 108

The former Australia batter David Warner has played a total of 400 matches in T20 cricket, scoring a massive 12,925 runs. Along with a humongous number of half-centuries, Warner also has 8 centuries under his name in the format with the highest individual score of 135*.

A total of 27 players have captained the Indian ODI Cricket team. The very first ODI captain of the Indian cricket team was Ajit Wadekar. He captained the ODI team in 1974 and played just 2 matches as captain. Unfortunately, India lost both of them. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma are among the most successful Indian captains.

In any sport, including cricket, captaincy is perhaps the most important role that influences the overall performance of the entire team. Here is the cricket facts of every ODI captain of Indian Men's Cricket team and their records.

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Cricket facts: Every ODI captain of India and their records (men’s)

First ODI captain

It all started in the year 1974 when India played their first ODI match against England. Ajit Wadekar, who had earlier been a successful captain for India in Tests, was named captain of India's first ODI team.

Wadekar played an amazing knock of 67 runs, only to end up on the losing side. He couldn't do well in the next match and eventually retired right after the series. 

Wadekar was followed by Srinivasraghavan Venkataraghavan, who holds the remarkable record of captaining India in their first-ever ODI World Cup. He captained India in 7 matches and managed to win only one of those, against East Africa. His spin-bowling partner, Bishen Singh Bedi, then captained India in 4 matches, of which India lost 3. Gundappa Vishwanath also captained India in a solitary ODI match in 1980, which didn't go their way. 

India's ODI skipper in the 1980s

The earliest glory to India's ODI set-up came during the captaincy of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev. Gavaskar took up the captaincy in 1980, 9 years after making his debut for the Indian team.

Of all the cricketers who had captained India in ODIs till then, Gavaskar had the highest win percentage (40%), which he had notched up after winning 14 out of 37 matches. That was also the highest number of matches ever captained by any single cricketer for India in ODIs, till then. 

Then came Kapil Dev, who took the reins of captaincy from Gavaskar in 1982. Within just one year of Dev's captaincy, India managed to pull off the unthinkable by defeating all the big guns of world cricket and claiming India's first-ever World Cup in 1983.

Before the World Cup, he had also led India to their first-ever ODI win against two-time World Champions, the West Indies. Dev continued to captain India for a decade, the most by any player till then, and notched up a then-highest win percentage of 54.16. He captained India in 74 ODIs, out of which India won 39.

Azharuddin-Tendulkar era

Following Kapil Dev, wicketkeeper-batter Syed Kirmani and all-rounder Mohinder Amarnath captained India in 1 match each. Ravi Shastri, Dilip Vengsarkar and Krishnamachari Srikkanth then went on to captain India in 11, 18 and 13 ODIs respectively, but India attained a stable phase in 1989 with Mohammad Azharuddin holding the reins of the team. He continued to lead India for 10 years, captaining the team in 174 matches, of which India won 90.

Sachin Tendulkar's era coincided with that of Azharuddin, as he took up the leadership role in the year 1996 and led India in 73 matches throughout a period of 3 years. Under Sachin, India managed to win 23 matches.

Ganguly-Dhoni era

Saurav Ganguly took charge of the team at a time when it was going through a tough phase following the allegations of match-fixing. He revived India's fortunes by introducing the growth of future greats of Indian cricket, Zaheer Khan, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and one of India's most successful captains, MS Dhoni.

He developed one of India's finest teams that played fearless cricket. Ganguly led India to the final of the 2002 Champions Trophy.

Rahul Dravid captained India irregularly for a few years before taking it up full-time from Saurav Ganguly in 2005. Dravid finished with a decent win percentage of 56 before meeting a disastrous end in the form of the 2007 ICC World Cup debacle. He captained India in 79 matches, of which the team won 42.

MS Dhoni then led India through one of their greatest phases, as under him, India won one ICC World Cup and one Champions Trophy. He captained India in a record 200 ODIs, the highest by anyone to date. Of those, India managed to win 110 matches, with a win percentage of 59.52 under Dhoni's captaincy.

Kohli-Rohit era

Two of the greatest captains of Indian cricket, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, have put up exceptional shows as skippers of the Indian team. Although unable to win an ICC Trophy, Virat Kohli boasts of the highest win percentage among Indian ODI captains with more than 50 matches under their belt. Captaining India in 95 matches, Kohli has a win tally of 65, thus making for an effective win percentage of 70.43.

Rohit Sharma first captained India in Kohli's absence in the year 2017 and managed to win 42 out of the total 56 ODIs that the team has played in his captaincy. Rohit Sharma failed to lift the coveted World Cup for the third time in 2023.

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Every ODI captain of India and their records

India will lock horns with Pakistan in the final of the Asia Cup 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Sunday. The excitement surrounding this match is at a different level in both countries. Looking at the tournament record, both teams have played 21 matches against each other. Out of these, India have won 12 while Pakistan have claimed 6 games. However, in the last 10 years, the rivalry has become one-sided, where Pakistan managed to win only once in seven showdowns.

So, before the much awaited clash begin, let's have a look at the batters with most runs in India vs Pakistan matches in Asia Cup in both ODI and T20I formats.

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Most Runs in India vs Pakistan Matches (ODI+T20I)

5. Mohammad Hafeez | 184 Runs

The former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez played three matches against India in Asia Cup and scored 184 runs at an average of 61.33 and a strike rate of 78.63. He smashed a fifty and a century each as well. 

Hafeez's highest score of 105 during Asia Cup 2012, stitched a record 224-run opening partnership with Nasir Jamshed. The opening stand is Pakistan’s highest against India eclipsing Saeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail’s opening stand of 144 in Singapore, back in 1996.

4. Younis Khan | 238 Runs

The former Pakistani skipper was an elegant batter with a prolific run-scoring record. He was known for his stylish stroke play and was a key performer for Pakistan against India. In 4 matches against India, Younis scored 228 runs at an average of 79.33 with a couple of half-centuries and a hundred.

His highest score of 123* came during 2008 Asia Cup, played at National Stadium in Karachi, helped Pakistan chased down the target of 309 runs for the loss of just 2 wickets in 45.3 overs. 

3. Shoaib Malik | 432 Runs

The former Pakistan all-rounder is one of the best cricketers the country has produced in the modern era. Shoaib Malik was Pakistan's crisis man as he bailed the team out of danger several times, be it with the bat or ball. While he was dangerous against every opponent, the lanky all-rounder was at his absolute best against India. 

Shoaib Malik is the only one Pakistani batsman who has scored 400+ runs against India in Asia Cup. He has scored 432 runs in 6 matches at an average of 86.30 and a strike rate of 93.70, including two centuries and one half-century. Malik's highest score of 143 came during the 2004 Asia Cup. He smashed 18 boundaries and one six during his 127-ball stay in the middle. His knock also helped the Men in Green secure a 59-run victory.

2. Rohit Sharma | 474 Runs

Joining his teammate Kohli on this list is the Indian opener, Rohit Sharma. Rohit has been a prolific scorer in limited-overs cricket, and in Asia Cup T20 matches, he has accumulated 474 runs in 12 matches against Pakistan at an average of 47.40 and a strike rate of 94.42. 

Rohit has also registered five half-centuries and one century against Pakistan in the Asia Cup. His highest score of 111* off 119 was registered during the 2018 Asia Cup edition in a game in Dubai. 

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1. Virat Kohli | 476 Runs

India's star batsman Virat Kohli is the top run-scorer against Pakistan in the Asia Cup. He has scored 476 runs in just 8 matches at an average of 68. This includes two centuries and one half century. Virat also scored a century against Pakistan in the previous match of the Asia Cup 2023. He had also led India to victory with an innings of 183 runs in 2012.

Highlighting his prowess, the most iconic of these innings is his memorable 183 in 2012, a record-setting performance that still stands as the highest individual score in the Asia Cup.

Abhishek Sharma, with his  61 from 31 balls in the last Super Four match of Asia Cup 2025, has now become only the fourth Indian batter to hit three consecutive fifties in a T20I series or tournament. Here are the other players to have that achievement in their careers.

#1 Virat Kohli 

A list of batting achievements is simply incomplete without Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli was the first Indian batter to smash three consecutive fifties in a T20I series.

The series was against Australia, the host country in 2016. The then-captain scored 90* runs in 55 balls, 59* runs in 33 balls, and ended the series with 50 runs in 36 balls. No wonder Virat was awarded the Player of the Series award.

In fact, this series is very special and important for the team as India whitewashed a team in a T20I series for the first time.

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#2 Shreyas Iyer 

Shreyas Iyer included himself in this record after 6 years. In the 2022 T20I series against Sri Lanka, Iyer thrashed three consecutive fifties and won the "Player of the Series" award.

He was dropped from the Playing XI of the first 2 T20Is against the West Indies. Getting the opportunity this time, he played spectacular knocks in all the matches.

Iyer started the series with 57* runs in 28 balls, followed by 74* runs in 44 balls, and finished with 73* runs in 45 balls. The men in blue whitewashed this series as well.

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#3 KL Rahul

KL Rahul became the third and the first Indian to do it in an ICC event. 

The dynamic right-handed batter started with a 69 against Afghanistan, then followed it up with 50 against Scotland and then achieved the record with an unbeaten 54 against Namibia during the ICC World T20 2021 in Dubai.

Rahul achieved the feat while playing as an opener, which also put him into a different category altogether.

 #4 Abhishek Sharma

Abhishek Sharma, the current ICC No.1 T20I batter, equalled KL Rahul's record as he became the second Indian opener to hit three consecutive fifties in a T20I series. Abhishek also became the fourth Indian overall to achieve the feat.

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During the Asia Cup 2025, Abhishek first scored a fiery 74 from 39 balls against Pakistan and then hit another quick 75 from 37 balls against Bangladesh, and he then created the record with a 61 from 31 balls against Sri Lanka in the Super Four.

Note: The article was first written by Shreya Ghosh in 2022 and then updated by Barnali Debnath in 2025.

In the long history of cricket, there have been only a few players who have achieved the No.1 position in the ICC rankings in all three formats - Test, ODI, and T20I. Looking at their stats and numbers it won’t be a difficult task to rank these players based on their performances and their abilities to turn the match around with their match-winning performance.

Let's have a look at those players who achieved No.1 ICC rankings in all formats.

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Players who achieved No.1 ICC rankings in all

1. Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting became the first player to achieve number one ranking in each format. He scored 98 runs in the first ever T20I match played between Australia and New Zealand in Auckland in February 2005 and achieved the number one ranking in the format. Although he couldn't remain at the top for long.

Apart from that, Ponting has been crowned as number one batter in the ODI format for three consecutive years from 2005 to 2007, Ponting also achieved the number ranking in Tests for the first time in 2003. 

2. Matthew Hayden

Matthew Hayden is ranked among the most explosive opening batters in the world. He is also one of the few players to rank number one in all three formats of the game although not at the same time. The southpaw was the leading run-scorer of both the ODI World Cup and T20 World Cup in 2007 with 659 runs and 265 runs to his name respectively.

Hayden has 30 Test centuries to his name along with ten ODI hundreds. Apart from that, in his short T20I career, Hayden has good numbers with 308 runs to his name from nine innings at an average of 51.33 with four half-centuries.

3. Virat Kohli

Star cricketer Virat Kohli was first player from India to get the highest ICC ranking in every format of the game. Kohli had his best years as an international cricketer in the decade of 2010s. He first achieved the number one ranking in the ODI format in November 2013. After that, he went on to rule the 50-over format and remained as number 1 ODI batter in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 respectively.

Apart from the ODIs, Virat Kohli won player of the tournament in the 2014 T20 World Cup and the 2016 T20 World Cup respectively and also finished as number one batter in the shorter format in both the years. Talking about the Test format, Kohli was crowned as number one batter in the longest format in 2018 and 2019 respectively.

4. Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah is considered as once in a generation player and has achieved several milestones in his nine-year international career so far. Making his international debut in January 2016, Bumrah achieved the number spot in ICC T20I bowlers’ ranking in January 2018 for a short period of time.

After the T20Is, Bumrah also became the nightmare for the batters in the ODI format and was crowned as number one ODI bowler by the ICC rankings in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Bumrah was also crowned as number 1 Test bowler by the ICC ranking in 2023 and 2024 respectively and is still holding the spot in the format as of 2025.

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5. Shakib al Hasan

The former Bangladesh ODI captain is one of the greatest cricketers to emerge from his nation. Shakib al Hasan is the leading run scorer for his side in T20Is with 2382 runs from 116 innings. The left-arm spinner is also the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in all three formats having 233 wickets in Tests, 317 wickets in ODIs and 140 scalps in T20Is.

He further has the third most runs for his nation in both ODIs (7570) and Tests (4454) stamping his authority as a true all-rounder. Notably, the southpaw is the second player to rank number one in all three formats at the same time as he took the top spot in the all-rounder rankings across formats in June 2015.

After a rather comfortable six-wicket win over Pakistan in their first Super Four match, India will eye the final spot when they take on Bangladesh in the Asia Cup 2025 at the Dubai Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

Bangladesh recently pulled off a major upset in the Super Fours by defeating Sri Lanka by four wickets, a nail-biting finish that went down to the last over. Overall, they have won three of their four matches in the tourney. Meanwhile, India have been a force to reckon with as they have thrived across all departments.

So, before the start of the match, let's have a look at the most runs in India vs Bangladesh T20Is.

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Most runs in India vs Bangladesh T20Is

1. Rohit Sharma | 477 Runs

Former Indian opener Rohit Sharma is the leading run-scorer against Bangladesh in T20 International cricket. Rohit played his first T20 International match in 2009 and last in 2024. Against Bangladesh, he scored 477 runs in 13 innings, averaging 36.69 and striking at 143.67. During this period, Rohit smashed five half-centuries, with a best score of 89.

Overall, Rohit owns 4,231 runs in 159 T20Is (SR: 140.89). Rohit retired from T20Is after the T20 World Cup 2024 triumph.

2. Shikhar Dhawan | 277 Runs

Former Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan is second on this list. Dhawan played his first T20I against Bangladesh in 2014. Against Bangladesh, Dhawan scored 277 runs in 10 innings of 10 matches. During this period, he averaged 27.70 and batted at a strike rate of 116.38. Dhawan also scored two half-centuries and his best score was 60. 

Overall, Dhawan boasts 1,759 runs in 68 matches (SR: 126.36). He owns 11 fifties. Dhawan last played a T20I against Bangladesh in 2019.

3. Mahmudullah | 248 Runs

Former Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah is third on this list. He played his first T20I against India in 2009. Against India, Mahmudullah scored 248 runs in 15 games. During this period, he averaged 20.66 and batted at a strike rate of 116.98.

In his T20I career so far, Mahmudullah has scored 2395 runs and taken 40 wickets. His best score stands at an unbeaten knock of 64 which came against West Indies in 2012.

4. Sabbir Rahman | 236 Runs

Bangladesh's Sabbir Rahman has scored 236 runs in six matches in two years from 2016-2018. He averages 47.20, striking at 134.85 vs India in T20Is. He boasts one fifty and has smashed 19 fours and nine sixes.

Overall, he has scored 977 runs in 48 T20Is with a high score of 80. Rahman owns four fifties while averaging 23.26. His strike rate reads 119.29.

5. Virat Kohli | 230 Runs

Indian star batter Virat Kohli played his first T20 International match against Bangladesh in 2014. Against Bangladesh, Virat Kohli scored 230 runs in six innings, remaining unbeaten three times. His average was 76.66 and his strike rate was 123.65. During this period, Kohli scored two half-centuries. His best score against Bangladesh was 64 not out.

Kohli, who retired from T20Is in 2024, overall boasts 4,188 runs in 125 matches averaging 48.69 and striking at 137.04. He owns one ton and 38 fifties with a high score of 122*.

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6. Litton Das | 230 Runs

Litton Das is Bangladesh’s third-highest run-scorer against India in the shortest format. From 11 innings, he tallies 230 runs at an average of 20.90 and strike rate of 149.35. Having scored a half-century against the men in blue, Das needs 19 more runs to leave the now-retired Mahmudullah behind and become Bangladesh’s leading T20I run-scorer against their neighboring country.

Overall, Litton has scored 2556 runs in 114 T20Is with a high score of 83. He also owns 15 half-centuries while averaging 23.88. His strike rate reads 126.59.