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Ishan Kishan Joins Elite Club: Second Indian to Score 1000 T20I Runs in a Calendar Year
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News18•03-10-2026, 19:54
Ishan Kishan Joins Elite Club: Second Indian to Score 1000 T20I Runs in a Calendar Year
- •Ishan Kishan scored 20 runs off 18 balls in the Asian Games 2026 final against Pakistan, contributing to India's gold medal win.
- •During this innings, Kishan completed 1,000 T20I runs in the 2026 calendar year, becoming only the second Indian to achieve this feat.
- •Suryakumar Yadav was the first Indian cricketer to score over 1,000 T20I runs in a calendar year, achieving 1,164 runs in 2022.
- •Ishan Kishan has played 29 T20Is in 2026, scoring 1,005 runs, including one century and seven half-centuries.
- •Globally, Mohammad Rizwan was the first player to reach 1,000 T20I runs in a calendar year (2021), while Karanbir Singh holds the record for most runs in a calendar year with 1,488 in 2025.
Key Questions Answered
Suryakumar Yadav was the first Indian cricketer to accomplish this feat, scoring 1,164 T20I runs during the 2022 calendar year.
Ishan Kishan has scored 1,005 T20I runs across 29 matches in the 2026 calendar year, featuring one century and seven half-centuries.
Austrian batter Karanbir Singh holds the world record, having scored 1,488 runs in 32 matches during the 2025 calendar year.
