As the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 approaches, all eyes are on Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma. Despite an average performance with the bat in the recently concluded IPL 2024, expectations are high for the seasoned opener to deliver, lead the Men in Blue to T20 World Cup 2024 glory.
Meanwhile, let's take a look at Rohit Sharma's record, stats in ICC T20 World Cup.
Rohit Sharma has so far scored 963 runs in 36 innings in the T20 World Cup, with a strike rate of 127.88 and an average of 34.39. His record includes nine half-centuries. The veteran has played the most T20 World Cup matches for India in tournament's history.
Rohit Sharma now needs only three runs to overtake Chris Gayle, who has 965 runs and is no longer playing international cricket, in the list of batters with most runs for a team in T20 World Cup history. Also, Rohit is just 54 runs away from surpassing Sri Lankan batting legend Mahela Jayawardene, who scored 1016 runs in the T20 World Cup during his career.
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Ex-India skipper Virat Kohli holds the record for most runs in a single edition of T20 World Cup; 319 runs in the 2014 T20 WC tournament. Overall, Kohli has scored 1141 runs across five T20 World Cup editions, making him one of the most prolific T20 batters of all time.
Leading run getters in T20 World Cup history: Virat Kohli - 1141 runs, Mahela Jayawardene - 1016 runs, Chris Gayle - 965 runs, Rohit Sharma - 963 runs, Tillakaratne Dilshan - 897 runs.
Rohit Sharma, who has played all eight editions of the ICC T20 World Cup tournament, holds the record for most sixes for India (second highest overall) in T20 World Cup history. The senior opener established this record by hitting 35 sixes for India across T20 World Cup editions. Chris Gayle of West Indies remains number one in this list with 63 sixes from 31 innings.
Rohit Sharma's record in ICC T20 World Cup:
Matches Played: 36
Total Runs: 963
Average: 34.39
Strike-Rate: 127.16
Highest Score: 79*
Fifties: 9
Sixes: 35 (second highest in T20 World Cup history)