In 2010, Brendon McCullum of New Zealand became the first batsman to score 1,000 runs in T20 Internationals. In 2014, he also became the first batsman to cross the 2,000 run mark. His record of 2140 runs was broken by his team-mate Martin Guptill. Currently, there is on ongoing tussle between Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Martin Guptill for becoming the leading T20I run scorer. After this brief history, here are the top 10 batsmen with most runs in T20 international cricket.
*Note: All T20I ratings are updated till 2021-06-20. Also only batsmen of test playing nations are considered for the T20I ratings.
Top 10 Run Scorers In T20Is
| RANK | BATSMAN | NAT | FP | LP | MAT | INNS | AVE | RUNS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V Kohli | IND | 2010 | 2021 | 90 | 84 | 52.65 | 3159 |
| 2 | MJ Guptill | NZ | 2009 | 2021 | 102 | 98 | 32.30 | 2939 |
| 3 | RG Sharma | IND | 2007 | 2021 | 111 | 103 | 32.55 | 2864 |
| 4 | Mohammad Hafeez | PAK | 2006 | 2021 | 106 | 99 | 27.14 | 2388 |
| 5 | AJ Finch | AUS | 2011 | 2021 | 71 | 71 | 38.46 | 2346 |
| 6 | Shoaib Malik | PAK | 2006 | 2020 | 116 | 106 | 31.13 | 2335 |
| 7 | EJG Morgan | ENG | 2009 | 2021 | 102 | 97 | 29.63 | 2311 |
| 8 | DA Warner | AUS | 2009 | 2020 | 81 | 81 | 31.46 | 2265 |
| 9 | BB McCullum | NZ | 2005 | 2015 | 71 | 70 | 35.67 | 2140 |
| 10 | PR Stirling | IRE | 2009 | 2020 | 78 | 77 | 29.92 | 2124 |