With West Indies' all-rounder Kieron Pollard crossing 14,000 runs in T20 cricket, let us have a look at the top 5 players with the most runs in the history of the shortest format of the game. The likes of Gayle, Warner, and Alex Hales feature on the list.
5. Pakistan batter Shoaib Malik is one of the most experienced players when it comes to T20 cricket. Still going strong across various franchise cricket leagues across the globe, Malik has the fifth most runs of any batter in T20 cricket history. With 13,571 runs to his name in 515 innings.
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4. Former Australia batter David Warner was one of the most influential players in the shortest format, putting in some exceptional performances for various sides, Warner was a force to be reckoned with in his prime. Scoring 13,595 runs in 423 innings, Warner has the fourth most T20 runs in history.
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3. England's Alex Hales has the third most runs of any batter in T20 cricket history. A maestro in the shortest format and one of the most experienced players, Hales has amassed 13,950 runs to his name in 504 innings and is inching close to the 14,000-run mark.
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2. West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard is still going strong in T20 cricket in the twilight of his career. The star batter crossed 14,000 T20 runs and is only the second batter to do so in history. In 633 innings, Pollard has exactly 14,000 T20 runs to his name, and is the second highest run getter in the format.
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1. Former West Indies opener Chris Gayle, widely revered as one of the most destructive batters of his time, is the highest run scorer in T20 cricket history. With 14,562 runs to his name in 455 innings, no player in history has more runs that Chris Gayle in T20 cricket history.
