Smashing a century in T20I cricket is often hailed as one of the most decorated and star-studded achievements of a cricketer’s life. Since the T20I cricket format allows very limited time that lasts upto 20 overs, it makes it extremely challenging for the batsmen to smash a century. With their aggressive and high-risk shots, numerous legendary seasoned Indian cricketers and roaring stars, including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Abhishek Sharma and many others, have registered their roaring centuries in the T20I format.
In this article we will take a look at the top five Indian batsmen who have smashed the highest tons in T20I cricket.
Top 5 Indian Batsmen With Most T20I Centuries
Rohit Sharma – 5 Centuries
At the first spot in our list of the top five Indian batsmen who have smashed the highest centuries in the T20I cricket format, we have the captain of the Indian national cricket team in the test and ODI formats, Rohit Sharma. In his glorious cricketing career, Rohit Sharma has played a total of 159 Twenty20 International matches and scored a phenomenal total of 4,231 runs at a brilliant average of 32.05 at a strike rate of 134.8. As of April 2025, Rohit Sharma has smashed the highest total of five centuries by an Indian batsman in the T20I cricket format.
Suryakumar Yadav – 4 Centuries
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The 34-year-old Indian international cricketer Suryakumar Yadav is at the second spot in our list of the top five Indian batsmen who have smashed the highest tons in T20I cricket. Suryakumar Yadav registered his maiden T20I century against England at the iconic Trent Bridge stadium where he scored a spine-chilling total of 117 runs off just 55 deliveries.
Ever since, Suryakumar Yadav has played a total of 83 Twenty20 International matches and has amassed a phenomenal total of 2,598 runs at a brilliant batting average of 38.20 and a strike rate of 167.07. As of April, 2025, Suryakumar Yadav has scored the second-highest total of four centuries in the T20I format.
Sanju Samson – 3 Centuries
Next, at the third spot in our list of the top five Indian batsmen who have smashed the highest tons in T20I cricket, we have Sanju Vishwanath Samson, popularly referred to as “Sanju Samson”. Hailing from a humble background, the 30-year-old Indian international cricketer, Sanju Samson, has played a total of 42 T20I matches as of April 2025 and has scored a record total of 861 runs at an average of 25.32 and a strike rate of 152.38. Sanju Samon’s path-breaking Twenty20 International innings includes three centuries and two half tons, ranking him at the third spot in our list.
KL Rahul – 2 Centuries
Indian international cricketer and current flag bearer of the Delhi Capitals (DC) franchise in the ongoing IPL 2025 season, Kannur Lokesh Rahul, often popularly referred to as “KL Rahul”, is at the fourth spot in our list of the top five Indian batsmen who have smashed the highest centuries in the T20I cricket format. As of April 2025, KL Rahul has played a total of 72 T20I matches and has amassed a record total of 3043 runs at an average of 49.08.
KL Rahul has smashed the fourth-highest total of two centuries in the Twenty20 International cricket format as of April 2025 against West Indies (110 runs off 51 deliveries) and England (101 runs off 54 deliveries) in 2016 and 2018 respectively.
Abhishek Sharma – 2 Centuries
Finally, at the fifth spot in our list of the top five Indian batsmen who have smashed the highest centuries in T20I cricket, we have the 24-year-old sensational Indian international cricketer from Amritsar, Punjab, Abhishek Sharma. Sharma made his roaring Twenty20 International debut against Zimbabwe in July 2024 and has proved to be a formidable force in India’s batting lineup ever since.
As of April 2025, Abhishek Sharma has played a total of 17 Twenty20 International matches and has amassed a total of 535 runs at an average of 33.43 and a strike rate of 193.84. Abhishek Sharma has registered the fifth-highest total of two T20I centuries against Zimbabwe and England.
