Most T20I runs as Indian Captain

T20 cricket is all about smashing runs in each and every over to stay ahead of the opponents. However, in these incident players all over the world has recorded some incredible records in the shortest format of the game. In this article, SportzPoint will point out the four Indian Captains with the Most T20I runs as captains.

In the recently concluded Commonwealth Games 2022, Harmanpreet Kaur surpassed former Indian men's team captain Virat Kohli to become the Indian captain with the Most Runs in T20I cricket.

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#4. MS Dhoni | 1112 runs

Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni comes to fourth place in this list of Indian Captains with the Most T20I runs as captain. Dhoni has amassed 1112 runs as captain in T20Is while overall in 98 matches, Mahi has aggregated 1617 runs at 37.6 and a strike rate of 126.13 in T20I cricket. Moreover, Dhoni has also slammed 2 fifties in his 85 innings T20I career.

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#3. Rohit Sharma | 1161 runs

Current Indian all-format captain Rohit Sharma surpassed Dhoni Some days ago to come at third place on this list. Rohit has registered 1161 runs as captain in the format while overall he is leading the charts for most runs in the T20I format.

In 132 matches, Rohit has aggregated 3487 runs in 124 innings at an average of 31.7 and a strike rate of 140.27. Moreover, Rohit Sharma has also recorded 4 centuries (most in the format) and 27 half-centuries in the format.

#2. Virat Kohli | 1570 runs

The third Indian captain on the list is Virat Kohli, who comes in second place on this list of batsmen with the most T20I runs as captain. Kohli has registered 1570 runs as captain in the T20I format while overall he is the third highest run-getter in the format.

In 99 T20I matches, Kohli has amassed 3308 runs in 91 innings at 50.12 and with a strike rate of 137.66. Kohli has also recorded 30 fifties in the format while his highest score is 94 in the T20I format.

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#1. Harmanpreet Kaur | 1571 runs

Surprisingly the top player on this list is Indian women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who has registered the most T20I runs as an Indian captain. Kaur surpassed former Indian men's team captain Virat Kohli and registered 1571 runs in T20Is as captain.

In 129 matches, Kaur has aggregated 2548 runs in 116 innings at 27.39. Meanwhile, Kaur has also registered a hundred in her T20I career and also slammed 8 fifties in the format. Her highest score in the format is 103.