Jos Buttler backs Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to break his all-time T20 runs record
England cricketer Jos Buttler has become the highest run-scorer in T20 history, surpassing Kieron Pollard. Buttler publicly identified 15-year-old Indian prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as the likely successor to his new record.
Why it matters
This marks a significant milestone in T20 cricket history while highlighting the rapid rise of young talent in the sport.
England star Jos Buttler, who surpassed West Indies legend Kieron Pollard to become the leading run-getter in T20 history on Wednesday (August 5, 2026), backed the teen Indian batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to surpass the record one day.
Buttler climbed the summit of T20 cricket during his side Manchester Super Giants (MSG) match against Welsh Fire in the Men's Hundred, scoring a quickfire 51* in 20 balls, with two fours and six sixes at a strike rate of 250.00.
In 522 T20s, Buttler has now scored 14,833 runs with nine centuries and 105 fifties, outdoing Pollard (14,803 runs in 746 matches with two centuries) and a long-time record-holding West Indies titan Chris Gayle (14,562 runs in 463 matches with 22 centuries and 88 fifties).
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