The India-West Indies T20 International series is all set to begin from 3 August, Saturday. The first of the three matches T20 Series will be played on Saturday at Florida’s Central Broward Regional Park. Both the teams are all in readiness for the match.
This will be India’s first International match after India’s semi final exit in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Going by current form, Rohit Sharma could well be the danger man for West Indies. Let us have a look at five highest run getters for India against Windies in T20 format.
Rohit Sharma
Indian opening batsman Rohit Sharma has a good record against Windies. The same can be proven from the fact that he is highest run scorer for Indian against West Indies in the shortest format of the game.
As per the data available, Rohit has played 10 T20I Matches against Windies. In these he has remained unbeaten thrice and registered 334 runs against his name. Rohit averages 47.41 against Windies and has one hundred and a couple of half centuries to his credit.
Virat Kohli
The second name on this list is that of Virat Kohli. India’s captain has featuresd in six T20 Internationals against West Indies and with an amazing average of 53.00 has scored 212 runs. These include a couple of half centuries. However, Virat is yet to score a T20 International Hundred against any opponent, let alone West Indies. His highest score against West Indies is 89 runs.
KL Rahul
India’s right handed opening batsman KL Rahul has a good record in T20 Internationals. Especially against the West Indies, Rahul’s average goes as high as 84.50. Against Windies, Rahul has played 5 T20Is and with the help of a hundred has scored 169 runs. Notably, other than Rohit, Rahul is the only batsman to have scored a hundred against West Indies in this format.
Shikhar Dhawan
Often known as Gabbar, the left handed batsman Shikhar Dhawan is number four in the list of Indians with most runs against West Indies. He has played 6 T20Is against Windies and made 166 runs in them. He also has a half century to his credit with 92 being highest score. Dhawan will make a comeback to International Cricket after being ruled out midway through the World Cup because of an injury.
Rishabh Pant
Young wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant is number five on the list of most runs by an Indian against West Indies in this format. He has played 4 matches against West Indies and has 102 runs to his credit an average of 25.50. His tally includes a half century.