Here we are taking a look at Top run scorers for India in T20 Internationals. This will also probably be the first list where we won’t the names of the trio that dominated the Indian batting for a long time.
It’s been almost 7 years since India has started playing T20 matches yet none of the players have yet crossed the 1000 run mark in their T20 International career. Still lt us take a look at players who are now close to touch the 1000 run mark in T20s –
| Player Name | Matches | Runs | Highest Score |
| Virat Kohli | 28 | 972 | 78* |
| Yuvraj Singh | 40 | 968 | 77* |
| Suresh Raina | 44 | 947 | 101 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 37 | 932 | 75 |
| MS Dhoni | 50 | 849 | 48* |
| Rohit Sharma | 42 | 739 | 79* |
| Virender Sehwag | 19 | 394 | 68 |
| Yusuf Pathan | 22 | 236 | 37* |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 11 | 236 | 61 |
| Irfan Pathan | 24 | 172 | 33* |
Stat updated till 8 Sept, 2014
Virat Kohli with his previous innings of 60 odd runs now tops the list of highest run scorers for India in T20 Internationals. Virat also scored his first half century in the whole tour of India in England. Virat has scored 972 runs in 28 matches and still is 28 runs short of the 1000 run mark. He also has the chance to become the first Indian batsman to cross this mark in T20 nternationals.
Following Virat is Yuvraj Singh, one of the batting sensation for India in T20s. He has scored 968 runs in 40 matches. Other players to make it to the Top 5 are Suresh Raina, Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni.