India recently earned a morale-boosting 2-1 victory over Australia in their series ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia next month.
KL Rahul has played 60 T20I innings for India, and in this period, he has scored 50+ runs on 20 occasions for the country.
In the first match of the T20I series against Australia, KL Rahul hit his latest half-century, and in doing so, closed in on a record.
Leading the line in this list is Babar Azam. The Pakistan captain has 24 half-centuries in T20Is, just four more than KL Rahul.
In the 60 innings that he has batted for India, the 30-year-old LSG skipper has 20 half-centuries, the latest coming against Australia.
After his latest half-century against Australia, KL Rahul has moved above Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan, who also has 20 50+ scores.
Virat Kohli hit his 19th 50+ score in the final T20I against Australia as the side chased down the total in 19.5 overs.
The West Indian star batter was at his best when on the pitch. He hit 15 half-centuries in his career before his international retirement.
With a lot of T20I matches lined up for India in the upcoming matches, KL Rahul will hope to overpower the record set by Babar Azam.
In the 60 innings that he has batted for India, the 30-year-old LSG skipper has 20 half-centuries, the latest coming against Australia.