Fastest 1000 Runs in T20Is: KL Rahul CAN Surpass Babar Azam and Virat Kohli's Record During India vs West Indies 1st Twenty20 International in Florida
Hitting 1000 T20 international runs is a big achievement but becoming the fastest player to do so is even a bigger milestone. Indian cricketer KL Rahul has a great opportunity to become the fastest batsman to hit 1000 Twenty20 International runs during India vs West Indies 1st T20. Rahul has played 24 T20I innings so far and smashed 879 runs.
Hitting 1000 T20 international runs is a big achievement but becoming the fastest player to do so is even a bigger milestone. Indian cricketer KL Rahul has a great opportunity to become the fastest batsman to hit 1000 Twenty20 International runs during India vs West Indies 1st T20. Rahul has played 24 T20I innings so far and smashed 879 runs. The right-handed batsman is 121 runs behind 1000 T20 runs. The fastest player to reach 1000 T20 runs at present is Pakistan Babar Azam, who reached the milestone in 26 T20I innings. Therefore, Rahul has an opportunity to beat Babar Azam and become the fastest batsman to reach 1000 T20 international runs. How to Watch India vs West Indies 2019 T20I Series in USA and India? Get Live Streaming and Telecast Details.
However, Rahul will need to score 121 runs in first India vs West Indies T20 match. The match is scheduled to be played on Sunday, August 3, at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Florida. Rahul has an opportunity but he will have to come with an outstanding batting in the match with at least 121 runs. If Rahul fails to achieve the milestone is first Ind vs WI T20 on Sunday, he will still have a chance to equal Azam’s record by reach 2000 T20I runs in his 26 innings. India vs West Indies 2019 1st T20I: Rohit Sharma, Sunil Narine and Other Players to Watch Out for During IND vs WI Twenty20 Match in Florida.
Babar Azam reached 1000 International T20 runs against New Zealand in Dubai in November 2018. He broke Virat Kohli’s record, who reached the milestone in 27 innings. Australia cricketer and present skipper Aaron Finch is the third on the list, who reached 1000 T20I runs in 29 innings. Kevin Pietersen and Alex Hales follow Finch on the fourth and fifth spot respectively. Pietersen smashes 1000 T20 runs in 32 innings while Hales reached the milestone in 32 innings. Below is the list of top ten fastest batsmen to reach 1000 T20 international runs.
| Fastest to 1000 T20I runs | |||
| Player name | Country | No. of innings | Date |
| Babar Azam | Pakistan | 26 | November 4, 2019 |
| Virat Kohli | India | 27 | October 2, 2015 |
| Aaron Finch | Australia | 29 | February 17, 2017 |
| Kevin Pietersen | England | 32 | August 31, 2011 |
| Alex Hales | England | 32 | May 20, 2014 |
| Faf du Plessis | South Africa | 32 | March 18, 2016 |
| Chris Gayle | West Indies | 34 | February 19, 2014 |
| Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 34 | January 3, 2017 |
| Kusal Parera | Sri Lanka | 34 | March 16, 2018 |
| Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | 35 | May 4, 2010 |
Meanwhile, India’s tour of West Indies will consist of three T20s, three ODIs and two Tests. First, the T20 series will be played followed by ODI and Test series. Kohli will be leading the Indian team as skipper.
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