Every sport has those kinds of players who dominate so much that they get called gods of that particular sport: Messi and Ronaldo in football, Michael Jordan and LeBron James in basketball—just once-in-a-lifetime talents. In cricket, Sachin Tendulkar earned the title God of Cricket by his astounding performances in Test and ODI formats. However, this is not the case with T20 format till now. Who is the God of T20 Cricket? Is it Rohit Sharma, the highest T20I run-scorer; or is it the Universe Boss, Chris Gayle? Let's find out in our CricketGully article how and who gets crowned as nothing less than God in T20 cricket. Chris Gayle or Rohit Sharma - Who is the God of T20 Cricket? Chris Gayle Chris Gayle's stats speak for themselves. The Caribbean star scored 14,562 runs in 463 T20 matches—the most by any batsman. He was the first to pass 10,000 T20 runs, having played for several different franchises around the world. Gayle is also the only batter in this format with over 1,000 sixes. While no other cricketer has scored 10 centuries in T20s, Gayle has 22. Gayle is known as the Universe Boss, and he did find success at the highest level in the game's shortest format. He was one of the main men in the West Indies team that won two ICC T20 World Cups in 2012 and 2016. Gayle scored the first-ever century in T20 Internationals during the opening match of the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup against South Africa. Gayle's best run in this format was with Team Bangalore in the Indian T20 League. He joined the team in 2011 and scored a hundred on debut against Kolkata, going on to take the Orange Cap for most runs that season. This was replicated the following season when he scored 733 runs in 15 matches. Gayle scored 3,163 runs in 85 matches for Bangalore and 4,965 runs in 142 matches in the Indian T20 League overall, becoming the seventh-highest run-scorer in the tournament. He also scored his highest score of an unbeaten 175 with Bangalore in 2013. Undoubtedly, The Universe Boss, Chris Gayle deserves the tag of the Gof of T20 Cricket in the World. Also Read | Everything You Need to Know About Overs in Test Cricket Rohit Sharma Of all the Indian players, Rohit Sharma stands out among all other Indian players who are in contention for the title of God of T20 cricket. The reason for his success at the international and franchise level has earned him the nickname God of T20 cricket by many in India. At 35, Rohit Sharma's Team Mumbai has won five Indian T20 League titles in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020. He happens to be a third-highest run-getter in the event with 6628 runs in 252 innings. He has featured in six championship-winning teams: five with Mumbai and one with Hyderabad back in 2009. He has tallied a total of 4231 runs in 151 innings at the international level to become the second-highest run-scorer in T20I. The Hitman has plundered five T20I centuries and holds the record for the most number of sixes (206) in this format. The overall record for Rohit Sharma is that he has compiled 11830 runs in 447 T20s, ranking him as India's second-highest run-scorer in T20 cricket. No other Indian batter has hit more sixes in this format as Rohit smashing 525 sixes. Conclusion Now, the title of God of T20 cricket can be debated between Chris Gayle and Rohit Sharma. Obvious statistics of Chris Gayle include over 14,000 runs, 1,000 sixes, and 22 hundreds; these, added to his considerable contribution in the Indian T20 League and success at the international level with the West Indies, are elements that make him a strong contender for the global title. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma's records at both international and franchise levels, as captain of five Indian T20 League title victories and being the second-highest run-scorer in T20Is, establish him as the God of T20 Cricket in India. The two have probably left an indelible mark on the T20 format, with varying glimpses of domination that places them amongst the greats in the game. Also Read | The Epic India vs Pakistan Cricket Rivalry: A Comprehensive Head-to-Head Analysis