Team India will kick off its Asia Cup 2022 campaign with a blockbuster contest against Pakistan on Sunday (August 28). It will be their first meeting since the 2021 T20 World Cup. There can also be a case that India and Pakistan might square off in more than 1 fixture.
The fixture will see the comeback of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya and other regulars. The first-choice players were rested for the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe. India captain Rohit Sharma will aim to achieve a huge milestone and climb to the top spot of an elite list right in the opening game.
With 3487 runs, the right-handed batsman sits at the 2nd spot in the list of batsmen with most runs in T20Is. The top spot is acquired by Martin Guptill, who has 3497 runs. The New Zealand opener has a 10-run lead and can lose his top spot to Rohit right in the powerplay.
Guptill and Rohit have exchanged the top spot on a couple of occasions in the past one month. And the race to the top spot will be an interesting one over the next few months as both the teams will be playing many T20Is on the road to the 2022 T20 World Cup.
Virat Kohli, who once held the top spot, is now placed at the 3rd position with 3308 runs in 99 matches. The former India captain can climb to the top spot if he returns to form and plays big knocks in the tournament.
Ireland’s Paul Stirling has 3011 runs in 114 matches and has a long way to go as far as achieving the top spot goes. With 2855 runs, Australia captain Aaron Finch sits at the 5th spot and is eyeing to breach the 3000 run ma
