Hardik Pandya surpasses Virat Kohli in T20Is, now only behind Rohit Sharma

Hardik Pandya etched his sanction deeper into India’s T20I past during the 2nd lucifer of the ongoing five-game bid against New Zealand, overtaking Virat Kohli to go the country’s second-most capped subordinate successful the format. The all-rounder turned retired for India successful his 126th T20 international, moving past Kohli, who finished his T20I vocation with 125 appearances. Only erstwhile skipper Rohit Sharma, who played 159 T20Is earlier retiring from the format successful 2024, sits supra Pandya connected the list.

Pandya’s longevity successful the shortest format has been underlined by his interaction with some bat and ball. Across his 126 appearances, helium has scored 2,027 runs astatine an mean of 28.54, with a highest people of an unbeaten 71.

With the ball, helium has picked up 102 wickets astatine an mean of 26.85, his champion figures being 4 for 16. The milestone places Pandya successful an elite club, with lone 4 Indian players having featured successful much than 100 T20 internationals. Apart from Pandya, the database includes Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and

Suryakumar Yadav

. Pandya besides made utile contributions successful the bid opener against New Zealand, scoring a brisk 25 disconnected 16 balls and returning figures of 2 for 20 from 2 overs.

The opening lucifer of the bid had earlier seen Suryakumar Yadav scope a landmark of his own, arsenic the India skipper became the 4th Indian cricketer to play 100 T20Is. Suryakumar has scored 2,788 runs successful 93 innings astatine an mean of 35.29, including 4 centuries and 21 half-centuries, making him India’s third-highest run-scorer successful the format.