5 batters to reach 4000 T20 runs in fewest innings
T20 cricket has gained significance and popularity since its inception in the 2000s, paving way to different franchise leagues across the globe. Many batters have played the shortest format of the game but only a few of them have created an identity for themselves. Without further ado, here’s a look at 5 batters to reach 4000 T20 runs in fewest innings.
5. KL Rahul
KL Rahul has successfully emerged as India’s limited-overs specialist in the last few years with his impactful performances while opening the innings and also in the middle-order. He has also played well in T20s as well. The Karnataka cricketer has breached 4000 T20 runs in just 117 innings.
4. Devon Conway
Devon Conway might be a late bloomer at the international level, but he has made a solid statement in the shortest format. In the last six months, the South Africa-born cricketer scored a match-winning 46 in the ICC T20 World Cup semi-final against England and three consecutive half-centuries for CSK in the ongoing IPL 2022. The South Africa-born cricketer crossed 4000 T20 runs in 116 innings.
3. Babar Azam
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam was the top-ranked T20I batter for more than two years and has also shattered numerous records in the game’s shortest format. Apart from that, he also has one T20I century. All it took Azam to register 4000 T20 runs is just 115 innings.
2. Shaun Marsh
Even though Shaun Marsh did not get much opportunities at the highest level for the Aussies, he did make the most of his chances that he got to play in various T20 leagues all over the world. Marsh, who is the first-ever Orange Cap winner in the IPL, breached 4000 T20 runs in only 113 innings.
- Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle takes the pole position in this list. Opening the innings, Gayle always takes the initiative of providing brisk starts with his incredible power-hitting abilities. The Jamaican cricketer is the most accomplished player in this category, having been a part of the Windies T20 World Cup triumphs in the 2012 and 2016 editions. All it took the ‘Universe Boss’ to breach 4000 runs in the T20 format was 107 innings.
