The 29 years old wicket keeper right-hand batsman Mohammad Shahzad becomes the 4th batsman in comparision to all time most runs getter list in the shortest format of the game. Mohammad Shahzad surpasses the Indian superstar batsman Virat Kohli in the 3rd T20I series against Ireland after scoring 72 runs of just 43 balls which was held in Greater Noida on 12th March, 2017.
Mohammad Shahzad has 1779 runs in 58 T20I matches at an average of 32.34 and at an strike rate of 136.84 whereas Virat Kohli has 1709 runs in 48 T20I matches at an average of 53.40 and at an strike rate of 134.77. The other batsman who are ahead of Mohammad Shahzad are New Zealand Martin Guptil with 1806 runs, Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan with 1889 runs and former skipper of New Zealand Brendon McCullum with 2140 runs.