The role of a captain is probably the most tedious and strenuous task in the team. The skipper needs to lead the entire team, take the important decisions and play their own role as a cricketer as well. They are always expected to be in their best form or get criticized way too much for the smallest of mistakes. It is definitely not easy being a captain of the team but still many captains have proved themselves and brought glory and victory for the team. Here is a list of such 4 captains who have scored the most T20I runs and helped their teams to win.

1. Virat Kohli

The captain with the most T20I runs is none other than the king of cricket Virat Kohli. The Indian captain started his captaincy in 2017 and became the most successful captain of India. Needless to mention his contribution to the team and its victories. As a captain, he has played in 43 innings and scored a pile of 1502 runs. Virat Kohli is undoubtedly a terrific T20 cricketer with the most number of the 50s and boundaries. Also, he is the only batsman who has scored more than 1,000 T20 runs with an average of 50+.

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2. Aaron Finch

Aaron finch is the captain of the Australian Cricket team in limited-overs. He is definitely one of the best hitter batsmen and an important player of the team. The skipper is also one of the most successful openers in ODIs. Till now he has played in 46 innings as a captain and scored a total of 1472 runs.

3. Kane Williamson

Kane Williamson, the captain of the New Zealand cricket team is the third captain with the most T20I runs. He is a great batsman as well as a good captain too. He has made his name established as a top-order batsman of New Zealand. As a captain, he has played in 49 innings and scored 1383 runs.

4. Eoin Morgan

The next captain with the most T20I runs is Eoin Morgan. He is the captain of the England cricket team in limited-overs. He has established himself and made his name as a middle-order batsman on the team. The captain has been proven to be pretty much successful for the team. He started captaincy for the team in 2015 and since then England has been quite dominant against the opponents. He is a great captain as well as a great batsman too. Also, he became the first English cricketer to play 100 T20I matches. As a captain, he has played in 57 innings and scored the fourth highest runs of 1334.

The three-match T20 series between India and South Africa is all set to start on 28 September. The Indian team is considered to be the most dangerous team in the world in T20 cricket. Before the T20 World Cup 2022, Team India will play a series of three T20 matches against South Africa to take stock of their preparations. Let's talk about the most T20I runs against South Africa for India. One of these players has retired.

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1. Rohit Sharma | 362* Runs

Team India captain Rohit Sharma is the most dangerous batsman in T20. He has made many records in his name in T20 International. The Hitman has been playing the T20 format for a very long time. Also, he enjoys playing against South Africa. Rohit has the most T20I runs against South Africa for India. He has scored 362 runs in 12 innings of 13 matches played against South Africa at an average of 32.90 and strike rate of 134.07. Which includes one century and two half-centuries. Rohit played an innings of 106 runs in the year 2015 in Dharamsala.

2. Suresh Raina | 339 Runs

Suresh Raina, who recently retired from cricket, is second in the list of most T20I runs against South Africa for India after Hitman. Suresh Raina played a total of 12 T20 Internationals against South Africa. During this, he has scored 339 runs in 11 innings at an average of 33.90 and a strike rate of 148.03. During this, Raina also scored a century. He scored 101 runs in a match played at Gross Islet in 2010 and became the first player to score a century for India in T20I.

3. Virat Kohli | 254* Runs

Pick any record against any team in T20I, ODI, and Test cricket, Virat Kohli's name will definitely be there. He is the greatest cricketer of all time. He is at number three in this list. Kohli has scored 254 runs in 9 T20 innings of 10 against South Africa. During this, his batting average has been 36.28, and his strike rate was 134.39. He has scored two half-centuries during this period. He scored 72-72 runs in both the half-centuries and remained unbeaten both times. Kohli can also become number 1 in the upcoming series. Looking at his form, it seems that he will score a lot of runs this time against South Africa as well.

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4. Shikhar Dhawan | 233* Runs

South Africa is the favorite team of Gabbar Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan is the fourth most successful Indian T20 batsman against South Africa. He has scored 233 runs in 7 innings at a batting average of 33.28 and a strike rate of 141.21. He scored one half-century during this period. His highest score was 72 runs. He played this innings in the year 2018 in Johannesburg. However, in the current series against South Africa, he has not got a place in the Indian squad.

5. Ishan Kishan | 206* Runs

In the five-match T20 series played between India and South Africa, Ishan Kishan's performance was seen. That's why he is also included in this list. The left-handed batsman has scored 206 runs in 5 innings against the team at a batting average of 41.20 and an explosive strike rate of 150.36. He also slammed 2 fifties the top of which was a 76-run knock. Apart from Ishan, none of the batsmen could even cross 150 in this series.

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.

The role of a captain is probably the most tedious and strenuous task in the team. The skipper needs to lead the entire team, take the important decisions and play their own role as a cricketer as well. They are always expected to be in their best form or get criticized way too much for the smallest of mistakes. It is definitely not easy being a captain of the team but still many captains have proved themselves and brought glory and victory for the team. Here is a list of such 5 captains who have scored the most T20I runs by a captain in a calendar year.

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#5. Aaron Finch | Australia | 459* (2021)

Australian skipper Aaron Finch comes up at 5th in this list of most T20I runs by a captain in a calendar year. Finch has smashed 459 runs so far in 2021 and registered his name in this elite list. Moreover, he has guided his team to the T20 World Cup 2021 victory as Australia lifted their first ever T20 World Cup title. Aaron Finch has scored the most runs(2608) for Australia in T20I cricket. He has scored with an average of 35.73 and a decent strike rate of 148.01 in those games. Moreover, he has a highest score of 172 runs in T20 internationals.

#4. Virat Kohli | India | 466 (2019)

Indian skipper Virat Kohli has scored 466 runs for his team back in the year 2019. However, that's made his entry in this list of most T20I runs by a captain. Virat has scored his 70th and last hundred exactly just 2 years ago that's included in those 466 runs. Virat has smashed 3227 runs in his T20I career with an brilliant average of 52.05. Kohli has a highest score of 94 and he played with a good strike rate of 137.91 in his T20I career. Also, he had done well for India as a batsman in T20 World Cups since 2012.

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#3. Paras Khadka | Nepal | 470 (2019)

Former Nepal teams skipper Paras Khadka also registered his name in this list as he scored 470 runs for his team in the year 2019. The Nepali skipper has played in 27 matches, in which he has scored 620 T20I runs with an average of 26.96. He has smashed two half-century and a century in his T20I career including his highest score of 106 in the format. Khadka has retired from international cricket earlier this year after resigning as captain back in 2020.

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#2. Mahmudullah | Bangladesh | 483* (2021)

Current Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah has scored 483 runs so far in this 2021 year for his team. He has guided his side in two back to back series victory earlier this year. Mahmudullah has scored 1970 runs in 105 innings that he has played for his side so far. He has played with an average of 24.02 and a strike rate of 117.75 in those games. Meanwhile, Mahmudullah also scalps 36 wickets in 67 innings that he has bowled for Bangladesh so far. Although, his team doesn't won a single match under him in the recently conducted T20 World Cup.

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#1. Babar Azam | Pakistan | 834* (2021)

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has scored 834 runs this year for his team and is the leading run getter for this year in T20Is. However, Babar has scored the most runs(303) in this year's T20 World Cup and guided his team to the semi finals. Babar has scored 2534 runs with an average of 46.07 in his T20I career so far. Babar has 24 half-centuries and one century to his name. However, he has just played 65 innings in T20Is and already achieved many records and will surely add some more to his name in near future.

N.B: The stats are accurate as of 23/11/2021.