Sanju Samson, the wicketkeeper-batsman who played a key role in the match against Oman, is on the brink of becoming the 12th Indian player to achieve a significant milestone: scoring 1000 runs in T20 Internationals. This doesn’t suggest he’s out of the playing XI; he is expected to be part of the Indian team for the Super-4 match against Pakistan. The ’12th player’ refers to his potential entry into the list of Indian players with over 1000 T20I runs. Currently, there are 11 players on this list.
Before the highly anticipated India vs. Pakistan match, let’s examine the top 11 Indian run-scorers in T20Is. Rohit Sharma leads the chart with an impressive 4231 runs. Virat Kohli is second with 4188 runs. Both are no longer playing T20I cricket.
Suryakumar Yadav, India’s current T20I captain, has 2652 runs and is in third place. KL Rahul has 2265 runs, placing him in fourth. Hardik Pandya is fifth with 1813 runs. Shikhar Dhawan has 1759 runs, while MS Dhoni has 1617 runs. Suresh Raina is in eighth place with 1605 runs. Rishabh Pant has 1209 runs, and Yuvraj Singh (1177 runs) and Shreyas Iyer (1104 runs) complete the list.
Sanju Samson could become the 12th Indian player to join this distinguished group. To do so, he needs to score 83 runs in the upcoming Super-4 match against Pakistan. Samson has scored 917 runs in 39 innings across 45 T20I matches. If he achieves this feat in the match against Pakistan, it will be a momentous occasion. He will have further opportunities during the Asia Cup 2025 if he doesn’t manage it in this game.