XtraTime Web Desk: Indian captain Virat Kohli is just three runs short of achieving yet another milestone in his glittering career. Kohli hammered an unbeaten 94 runs as India chased down the mammoth target of 208 set by West Indies in the first T20I at Hyderabad. Doing so, Kohli took his total runs tally in T20Is to 2544. He is currently just three runs away from Rohit Sharma’s mark, who holds the top spot at the moment with 2547 runs.
If Kohli manages to score three more runs in the 2nd T20I against West Indies on Sunday in Thiruvananthapuram , he will topple Rohit to reclaim the top spot and become the leading run-scorer in the shortest format. But Rohit is expected to be playing the 2nd T20I, and it will be a close race between them, as the Indian opener can also extend his lead further.
With the help of his 50-ball 94 in the first T20I, Kohli had also surpassed Rohit, to becoming the player with most 50+ scores in the format. Kohli hit six fours and sixes during his 35-ball half-century led India to 209-4 in 18.4 overs.
It was the 23rd time Kohli scored fifty-plus in T20 cricket, the most by any batsman.