Pakistan’s star batsman Sahibzada Farhan was the highest run-scorer in the 2026 T20 World Cup. He scored 383 runs in 6 innings of 6 matches at an average of 76.60 and strike rate of 160.25, which included 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries. With this the Pakistani batsman broke Virat Kohli’s record.
Now after the tournament is over, it is being claimed that Sahibzada Farhan has written a book to commemorate breaking Kohli’s record, which is also going to be released soon. Let us tell you that after hitting some sixes on Jasprit Bumrah in the 2025 Asia Cup, the Pakistani batsman had made a documentary. So let us know what is the reality of writing a book.
The reality of Sahibzada Farhan writing a book?
So let us tell you that right now it is being claimed only on social media that Sahibzada Farhan has written a book. The title of the book has been given as ‘Hero in Making’. Apart from this, ‘Most runs in a single T20 World Cup’ is written below. The thing to note is that there has been no official confirmation regarding this book.
🚨 Sahibzada Farhan is releasing a book on how he broke Kohli’s record. 📚🔥 pic.twitter.com/CmQMb5YDwT
— Maaz (@IsThatMaaz) March 15, 2026
Kohli’s 12 year old record broken
Talking about Kohli’s record, he had scored 319 runs in the 2014 T20 World Cup. After 12 years, i.e. in the 2026 T20 World Cup, Sahibzada Farhan broke this record and scored 383 runs. However, after the Pakistani batsman, Sanju Samson and Tim Seifert have also gone ahead of Kohli.
Most runs in a single edition of T20 World Cup
Sahibzada Farhan- 383 runs
Team Seifert- 326 runs
Sanju Samson- 321 runs
Virat Kohli- 319 runs
Tillakaratne Dilshan- 317 runs
Kohli retired last season
Team India won the T20 World Cup title in 2024 under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. After this, Virat Kohli had announced his retirement from T20 International format.
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