Former West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard has overtaken compatriot Chris Gayle as the record run-scorer in T20 cricket.
Pollard, 39, moved to 14,583 runs with a century for MI New York in Major League Cricket, climbing above Gayle’s tally of 14,562.
The right-hander scored 1,569 runs in T20 internationals, with the rest coming in List A T20s around the world in domestic and franchise cricket.
Gayle, who last played a competitive T20 in 2022, had led the standings since March 2014.
It is a record that could change hands numerous times in the coming months with former England opener Alex Hales sitting 134 runs behind in third and Jos Buttler in fourth and 212 runs behind.
Buttler could play up to eight T20s for England between July and September.
Pollard is also the record T20 appearance holder with 736.
He is combining playing and coaching currently. He was batting coach for Mumbai Indians during the Indian Premier League and will be head coach at MI London in the men’s Hundred this summer.
Pollard’s landmark came in a 30-run defeat for MI New York against Washington Freedom and was only his second century in T20 cricket.
He is the only middle-order batter in the top six of the standings, with the other five openers or top-order batters.
Gayle was the fastest batter to each landmark between 6,000 and 14,000 T20 runs.
He holds the record for the most sixes in T20 cricket with 1,056 – Pollard is 70 behind.
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