In the ongoing 5th T20I match between West Indies and India, Sanju Samson completed the milestone of reaching 6000 runs in T20 cricket overall. Sanju Samson has got only limited opportunities for the Indian side in T20Is, but he has been a star batter for the Rajasthan Royals team and also he led that IPL franchise in three seasons (2021-23).
Here, in this article, we will see who has scored the most runs in T20 cricket and how many batters have reached the milestone of reaching 6000 runs among Indian players.
Most runs by a batsman in T20s among Indian batters:
Virat Kohli - 11965
Rohit Sharma - 11035
Shikhar Dhawan - 9645
Suresh Raina - 8654
Robin Uthappa - 7272
MS Dhoni - 7271
Dinesh Karthik - 7081
KL Rahul - 7066
Manish Pandey - 6810
Suryakumar Yadav - 6669
Gautam Gambhir - 6402
Ambati Rayudu - 6028
Sanju Samson - 6011
Sanju Samson became the 13th player to complete 6000 runs in T20s among Indians overall.
Sanju Samson has played only 22 T20I matches in his career and he scored 333 runs from 19 innings at an average of 18.50 but he has played 152 games in IPL and scored 3888 runs at an impressive strike rate of 137.19 (avg: 29.23).
