Rohit Sharma surpassed Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene in the all-time list of Most Runs scored in the T20 World Cup during the all-important India vs Pakistan match in New York on June 8. Also read: Most Runs in T20 World Cup | Most Wickets | Most Sixes | Complete Points Table
Rohit Sharma had a disappointing outing with the bat on the day as he could only score 13 runs but it didn't take him much time to displace Jayawardene as he started the innings just a run behind. Let's take a look at the all-time top 10 list below.

| Batter | Runs | Highest score | Innings | 50s | 100s | Fours | Sixes |
| 1. Virat Kohli (IND) | 1146 | 89* | 26 | 14 | 0 | 103 | 29 |
| 2. Rohit Sharma (IND) | 1028 | 79 | 79* | 10 | 0 | 96 | 39 |
| 3. Mahela Jayawardene (SL) | 1016 | 100 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 25 |
| 4. Chris Gayle (WI) | 965 | 117 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 78 | 63 |
| 5. David Warner (AUS) | 901 | 89* | 36 | 7 | 0 | 94 | 36 |
| 6. Tilakratne Dilshan (SL) | 897 | 96* | 34 | 6 | 0 | 101 | 20 |
| 7. Jos Buttler (ENG) | 841 | 101* | 28 | 4 | 1 | 74 | 35 |
| 8. Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 750 | 84 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 23 |
| 9. AB de Villiers (SA) | 717 | 79* | 29 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 30 |
| 10. Kane Williamson (NZ) | 708 | 85 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 14 |
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