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Suryakumar Yadav became the most successful captain in T20I cricket history, broke Rohit Sharma’s world record.

By Sandy Verma

Suryakumar Yadav T20I Record: Rohit Sharma retired from T20 International cricket after winning the 2024 T20 World Cup title. After Rohit’s retirement, Suryakumar Yadav was given the captaincy of the Indian T20 team. Surya also performed brilliantly as a captain and led Team India to victory in many important matches. Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, Team India is currently winning the T20 World Cup 2026.

India defeated Netherlands by 17 runs in its last group stage match and entered the Super-8 with its fourth consecutive win. At the same time, with this victory, captain Surya has made a big record in his name in T20I cricket. In this matter, he destroyed the world record of former captain Rohit Sharma.

Suryakumar Yadav becomes the most successful captain of T20I cricket

In the match against Netherlands, Team India, batting first, had given a target of 194 runs. In reply, Netherlands team could score only 176 runs. With this victory, Suryakumar Yadav, as captain, made the record of the best win percentage in the history of T20 International cricket. Surya has now become the most successful captain in T20I cricket with a win percentage of 80.85%. In this matter he left behind Rohit Sharma (80.65%).

Suryakumar has captained India in 47 matches so far, in which the team won 38 and lost only 7. Under the captaincy of Rohit, India won 50 out of 62 matches. At the same time, MS Dhoni’s winning percentage was 58.33, while Virat Kohli’s was 64%.

Best win percentage as captain in T20I International history

Suryakumar Yadav – 80.85%
Rohit Sharma – 80.65%
Asghar Afghan – 80.39%

Also read- 12 teams including India and Pakistan qualified directly for T20 World Cup 2028, Bangladesh also got a place.

World record also registered in the name of Team India

Team India has performed brilliantly so far in the T20 World Cup 2026 and has reached the Super-8 by winning four consecutive matches in the group stage. With the victory against Netherlands in the last group stage, a world record has been registered in the name of Team India. India has become the first team to win 12 consecutive matches in the T20 World Cup.

The Indian team last lost to England in the semi-finals of the 2022 T20 World Cup. Since then India has not looked back. Fans hope that this time too Team India will be successful in defending the trophy without losing any match and will create history.

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