Rohit Sharma becomes second Indian batsman to score 9,000 runs in T20 cricket

Opening batsman Rohit Sharma has become the second Indian batsman to cross 9,000 runs in the game's shortest format. Virat Kohli is another Indian batsman to have crossed the 9,000-run mark in T20s. He is currently the leading run-getter for India in the most concise format of the game.

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Opening batsman Rohit Sharma has become the second Indian batsman to cross 9,000 runs in the game's shortest format. Virat Kohli is another Indian batsman to have crossed the 9,000-run mark in T20s. He is currently the leading run-getter for India in this format of the game. 

Rohit Sharma is the 9th highest-run scorer in the T20 format. On top of the list is legendary West Indies batsman Chris Gayle with 13720 runs.

More than half of Rohit Sharma's T20 runs came in the Indian Premier League. The right-handed batsman is the most successful skipper in the cash-rich league with five trophies. Sharma has accumulated 5230 runs in 200 IPL games at an average of 31.31. Apart from Mumbai Indians, the 33-year-old has also represented Deccan Chargers, with whom he lifted the trophy in the 2009 season. 

Rohit Sharma is the second-highest run-getter for India in T20I cricket

In T20Is, Rohit Sharma has scored 2800* runs for India at an average of 32.41. He is the only cricketer to hit four centuries in the shortest format of the game. Sharma is also the second-highest run-getter for India in T20I cricket and third overall. Indian skipper Virat Kohli sits at the top of the elite list with 3078 runs in 88 matches and a sublime average of 52.16.

Talking about the fourth T20I against England, India held their nerve and won the match by eight runs to level the series 2-2. The hosts posted a competitive total of 185/8 from their 20 overs. Suryakumar Yadav scored an astonishing half-century on his debut. The 30-year-old slammed a 31-ball 57 at a strike rate of nearly 184, including six boundaries and three sixes. 

In response, England seemed to be staring down the barrel at 66/3, but Jonny Bairstow (25) and Ben Stokes (46) carried out the rescue act. The duo formed a 65-run partnership for the fourth wicket before the former was dismissed. The visitors suffered a middle-order collapse, with Stokes and Morgan being dismissed off consecutive balls. From then onwards, the visitors lost their way in the run chase and were restricted to 177/8 from their 20 overs.

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