India skipper Rohit Sharma on Friday became the leading run-scorer in men’s T20 Internationals, overtaking Martin Guptill of New Zealand. The 35-year-old achieved the the feat during the first T20I against West Indies at Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad.

Rohit Sharma, who needed 21 runs before the start of the game, looked in tremendous form as he scored his first T20I half century in nearly a year on Friday. In 129 matches, Sharma has scored 4 hundred and 26 half-centuries so far.

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New Zealand opener Martin Guptill, on the other hand, has played 116 matches for New Zealand, has so far scored 3399 runs. This includes 2 hundred and 20 half-centuries. On Thursday, the 35-year-old scored 40 runs in 31 balls during the first match against Scotland to leave Rohit Sharma behind.

Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who is not the best form at the moment, is the third highest scorer in the shortest format. He has scored 3308 runs in 99 matches, with 30 fifties . He is, however, yet to score a century. The 33-year-old was rested for the ODI and the ongoing T20I series against West Indies. 

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Let’s take a look at the top 10 run-scorers in men’s T20 Internationals – 

Rohit Sharma (3433)

Martin Guptill (3399)

Virat Kohli (3308)

Paul Stirling (2894)

Aaron Finch(2855)

Babar Azam (2686)

David Warner (2684)

Mohammad Hafeez (2514)

Eoin Morgan (2458)

Shoaib Malik (2435 runs)

Earlier this year, Rohit Sharma took over as India’s all-formats captain after Virat Kohli stepped down as Test skipper. He is also just a few runs short of completing 16,000 runs in international cricket. With this, he will become the seventh Indian to complete as many runs across formats.