Virat Kohli becomes second-highest run-getter in T20 WC
Knock
Virat Kohli smashed his 35th T20I fifty during India's ICC T20 World Cup 2022 clash against Netherlands. The batting stalwart smashed an unbeaten 44-ball 62, a knock laced with three fours and two sixes.
Record
Kohli went past Chris Gayle's tally of965 runs to become the second-highest run-scorer in the T20 World Cup. Only Mahela Jayawardene is now ahead of the Indian maestro, having scored 1,016 runs in 31 games.
Numbers
Among batters with at least 300 runs in the tournament, Kohli has the highest average (89.90). No other batter in this category even has an average of 55.
Career
Kohli has racked up 3,856 runs at an average of 52.82 in T20Is. He has astrike rate of 138.46. Notably, the former Indian skipper is the highest run-scorer in the format. Kohli now has 35 fifties and a century in the format.
Feat
Kohli's tally of seven T20I fifties in Australia is the highest by a visiting team batter. Rohit and Kusal Mendis jointly hold the second position on the list with three fifty-plus scores.