Top Indian run-scorers heading into T20 World Cup 2026: Who leads the charts?

Ahead of T20 World Cup 2026, here’s a look at India’s top T20I run-scorers, headed by skipper Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav (Captain): 3,030 T20I runs in 104 matches at 36.95 and 165.48, with 4 hundreds and 24 fifties

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Tilak Verma: 1,183 runs in 40 T20Is, averaging 49.29 with a 144.09 strike rate

Sanju Samson: 1,078 runs in 57 T20Is, averaging 23.95 with a 147.46 strike rate, including 3 tons and 3 fifties

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Hardik Pandya: 2,071 runs in 129 T20Is at 28.36, strike rate 144.52, with seven fifties

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Abhishek Sharma: 1,297 runs in 38 T20Is at 37.00, blazing strike rate 194.74, with two hundreds and eight fifties

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Ishan Kishan: 1,011 runs in 36 T20Is at 28.88, strike rate 137.92, including one hundred and seven fifties

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Shivam Dube: 756 runs in 55 T20Is at 29.07, strike rate 150, with five fifties

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Rinku Singh: 641 runs in 40 T20Is, averaging 45.78 at a 161.05 strike rate, with three fifties

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