Indian skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday surpassed Virat Kohli to become leading run scorer as India’s T20I captain during IND vs AFG 3rd T20I at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
With his 30th fifty in T20Is, Rohit became the Indian captain with most T20I runs.
Indian captain with most T20I runs
1578* – Rohit Sharma
1570 – Virat Kohli
1112 – MS Dhoni
The 36-year-old also equalled Virat Kohli’s record of most fifty plus scores as captain for India in T20Is. Rohit now has 12 fifty plus scores as Indian skipper in the shortest format of the game.
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Talking about the game, India were in big trouble when they lost 4 wickets on 22. However, Rohit along with Rinku Singh stitched a brilliant partnership to push India towards a good total in the third T20I.
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