Virat Kohli (India - 16 matches | 777 runs) Known for providing terrific starts, Dilshan batted with a strike rate of over 124 and has 101 fours and 20 sixes to his name at the T20 World Cup. Dilshan's best score of 96 not out was scored in the semi-final against West Indies in the 2009 edition. Although Dilshan did not have a ton to his name at the World Cup between 20, his 6 half-centuries often gave Sri Lanka a solid platform to raise big totals and chase targets against the opposition. With a total of 897 runs in 35 games, Dilshan finished as the second-highest run-scorer for his country (so far) at the T20 World Cup overall. Over the years, the Sri Lankan legend played a pivotal role in cementing his country's legacy at the T20 World Cup. His famous Dil-Scoop and other out-of-the-box shots of scoring runs made him one of the most unorthodox yet successful batsmen in the format.
One of the most impressive top-order batsmen in the modern era, Tillakaratne Dilshan changed how T20s were played during his run in the international arena. Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka - 35 matches | 897 runs) Gayle has played 28 T20 World Cup matches overall between 20. 60 sixes in the competition - almost the double of second-placed Yuvraj Singh (33) on the most sixes list in the tournament - Gayle has shown what brute force and incredible timing bring to the table in the shortest format. With an average of 40 and a strike rate of over 146, Gayle has shown no mercy to the opposition bowlers edition after edition. The only batsman to have scored 2 T20 World Cup hundreds, Gayle has been an absolute run-machine for the West Indies in the marquee competition. With a total of 920 runs in the competition so far, the stylish Jamaican currently sits second on the list of most run-getters at the T20 WC. Just 97 runs short of becoming the highest run-scorer of all time in the T20 World Cup, Gayle will be representing West Indies for the 7th time at the T20 carnival this time, having played all other previous editions of the tournament.
Swashbuckling opener Chris Gayle turned 42 last month, but the T20 icon and one of the most destructive players on the planet in the shortest format is far from being done.