LUCKNOW: During his 44-run knock against Sri Lanka on Thursday, India captain Rohit Sharma became the world’s greatest run-scorer in T20Is.

After Sri Lanka decided to invite the hosts to bat first at the start of the three-match series in Lucknow, Rohit surpassed former India captain Virat Kohli (3,296) and New Zealand’s Martin Guptill (3,299).

Rohit Sharma, who just took over as all-format captain, put on a 111-run opening stand with Ishan Kishan before being dismissed by Lahiru Kumara.

Since his debut in 2007, he has scored 3,307 runs in 123 T20Is, including four centuries.

Kohli, who has been rested for the series, is third on the list, but he has only 97 matches to his credit. Guptill, who is in the second position, has played 112 games.

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