New Delhi: The bat of Indian cricket team captain Shubhman Gill and veteran batsman Virat Kohli is speaking strongly in ODI cricket in the year 2026. Gill has performed brilliantly and remains at the first place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs. At the same time, Virat Kohli has made it to the top-10 by playing a brilliant inning of 74 runs in the first ODI against New Zealand. Facing 51 balls, he played an important role in the victory of Team India.
The year 2026 has been very good for Shubman Gill in ODI cricket. So far, he has scored a total of 932 runs while playing 12 innings in 13 matches. During this period his average has been 103.55. Gill has scored three centuries and five half-centuries. His best score this year has been 223 runs unbeaten. On the basis of this performance, he is at first place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs. At the same time, Virat Kohli played a brilliant inning of 74 runs in the first ODI against New Zealand. He faced only 51 balls. After this performance, Kohli reached tenth place in the list of batsmen who scored the most runs in ODI cricket in 2026. Kohli has scored 626 runs in 10 ODI matches so far this year. His batting average is 69.55. During this period he has scored two centuries and four half-centuries.
India registered victory against New Zealand
In the first ODI match played between India and New Zealand, Team India won by five wickets. In this match which was affected due to rain, the New Zealand team, batting first, was all out for 185 runs. In reply, the Indian team achieved the revised target by losing five wickets. Virat Kohli scored 74 runs and contributed significantly to the team's victory.
Top-10 ODI run-scorers in 2026
In the list of batsmen who scored the most runs in ODI cricket in 2026, Shubman Gill is at first place with 932 runs. England's Ben Duckett is at second place with 737 runs and Sri Lanka's Pawan Ratnayake is at third place with 692 runs. England's Joe Root is in fourth place with 680 runs. Namibia's Gerald Erasmus is at fifth position with 662 runs and New Zealand's James Franklin is at sixth position with 661 runs. Jatinder Singh of Oman is at seventh position with 658 runs, Lauren Steenkamp of Namibia is at eighth position with 648 runs and Deependra Singh Airi of Nepal is at ninth position with 637 runs. Virat Kohli has reached tenth position with 626 runs.