Check out the list of the most runs scored by a captain in T20I cricket history. Babar Azam tops the list and Rohit Sharma is the only Indian present in the top 5.
Babar Azam holds the record for most runs as captain in T20I cricket history. The former Pakistan captain made 2642 runs in 85 matches at a strike rate of 129.38. He has hit 3 centuries and 23 half-centuries during his time as the Pakistan captain. Babar registered his highest score of 122 as captain.
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Former Australia captain Aaron Finch stands on the list of the most runs as captain in T20Is. In 76 matches, the 38-year-old 2236 runs at a strike rate of 137.51. He has one century to his name in the shortest format of the game, and 14 half-centuries. Under his leadership, Australia won the T20 World Cup in 2021, beating New Zealand in the final.
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Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is third on the list for most runs as captain in T20Is. In 75 matches, Williamson made 2153 runs at a strike rate of 122.95. He has never scored a century in the shortest format, but has 16 half-centuries to his name. Williamson registered his highest score of 95 runs while playing for the Kiwis in T20Is.
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Former India captain is fourth on the list for most runs as captain in T20Is. He has scored 1905 runs in 62 matches at a strike rate of 149.76. The 38-year-old has hit 3 centuries and 13 half-centuries for India in the shortest format. It was also under his leadership that the Men in Blue lifted the T20 World Cup 2024, beating South Africa in the final.
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Star United Arab Emirates batter Muhammad Waseem stands fifth on the list of most runs as captain in T20Is. He has scored 1658 runs in 46 matches at a strike rate of 162.70. He has also 1 century and 15 half-centuries in the shortest format of the game.
