Australia's David Warner has left India's Virat Kohli behind and reached 5th in the list of players scoring the highest scorer in T20 cricket. He hit the Fifty in the Hundred League in England on Tuesday and left Kohli behind.
Warner has no Indian left among the top 5 runs. Apart from Virat, only Rohit Sharma is an Indian batsman among the top-10 runs. Both players have retired from the T20 format, so playing only IPL may seem very difficult for both to move on this record list.
The highest scorer in T20 cricket …
1. Chris Gayle: No. 1 with 22 centuries
West Indies explosive batsman Chris Gayle still has the highest score in T20 cricket. These include runs in international, IPL and A-grade leagues around the world. Gayle is also the only batsman in the world to score 22 centuries in the T20. He has now stopped playing the top level T20 cricket. So any new batsman can break his record of 14,562 runs. However, it is very difficult to break the 22 -century record.
2. Cairn Pollard: Century Less, Fifty More
West Indies explosive finisher Kairan Pollard is second on the list of top run scorers. He has retired from international and IPL, but he is still playing in the US and South African league. Therefore, it can also break the record of Gal. Pollard has only 1 century due to playing in the finisher position, but 63 is half centuries. Not only that, his strike rate is also the best in the top 5 runs scorers.
3. Alex Hales: Play in League around the world
England's Alex Hales has also retired from international cricket, but he is playing league cricket. He has scored 13,814 runs and could soon cross 15,000 runs. He is currently part of England's franchise tournament The Handrad. He has 7 centuries and 87 half centuries.
4. Shoaib Malik: Top scorer without century
Shoaib Malik, the only Pakistani player in the top-10 runs, has the highest scorer in the T20 without scoring a century. He has also retired from international cricket, but he is still part of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). He also played for Quetta Gladiators last season. However, playing next season seems difficult for him. In such a case, it may also be out of the top-5 soon. Malik's strike rate is also the lowest among the top-5 runs.
5. David Warner: Hit over 100 Fifty
Australia's David Warner entered the top-5 players on Tuesday. He scored a fifty in The Hundred League and left Virat Kohli behind. Now Warner is 2 runs more than Virat. It has 113 fifty and 8 centuries in this format. Warner is no longer playing in the IPL, but he is definitely part of the other league in the world. In such a situation he also has the opportunity to go beyond Gal.
6. Virat Kohli: India's highest run player
Virat Kohli, who scored India's highest scorer in T20, has retired from this format of international cricket. He now plays only once a year. Kohli currently has 13543 runs, he can cross 14,000 T20 runs in the next IPL season. However, it is very difficult for him to reach No. 1.
Kohli may leave Gayle back, but it is difficult for Kohli to reach No. 1, considering the number of matches played by other players. Virat has so far played T20 cricket for only 3 teams in India, Delhi and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He is no longer a T20 games with 2 teams, and he has made RCB a champion last season. In such a situation it is possible that he can soon say goodbye to this format.
A chance to come to the top near Butler
Among the top-10 scorers include Jose Butler of England, James Vince, Rohit Sharma of India and Faf du Plessis of South Africa. Other than Butler, three players have retired from international cricket and have participated in only a few leagues.
Butler is only 34 years old and plays in international cricket as well as league around the world. He is currently ranked 7th with 13,123 runs, but he can enter the top-5 soon. Not only that, if he continues to play international cricket for 2-3 years, he can reach No.1.
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