During the rain threatened India vs Australia 1st ODI of the tour, team India captain Suryakumar Yadav was on fire. The batter broke a massive record to create an own record in the format.
Which record Suryakumar Yadav made?
Suryakumar Yadav achieved a feat that only four players in the world had previously achieved. He also surpassed Rohit Sharma. Indian T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav has reached 150 sixes in his T20I career, becoming only the fifth batsman in the world to reach this milestone. He achieved this feat by hitting two powerful sixes in the first match of the T20I series against Australia. The most significant aspect of Suryakumar’s achievement is that he is only the second player from India to hit 150 T20I sixes. Prior to him, this feat was achieved by Indian captain Rohit Sharma. However, Surya has surpassed Rohit in terms of innings.
Rohit achieved this milestone in 111 innings, while Suryakumar achieved it in just 86 innings. This also makes him the fastest batsman to hit 150 T20I sixes for India. The record for the fastest T20I sixes in T20I cricket is held by Mohammad Wasim of the United Arab Emirates, who reached 150 sixes in just 66 innings. Suryakumar comes next. New Zealand’s Martin Guptill achieved this feat in 101 innings, Rohit Sharma in 111 innings, and England’s Jos Buttler in 120 innings. Furthermore, among full-member teams, Surya is the fastest batsman to hit 150 sixes.
Yadav surpassed Rohit Sharma
This match was special for Suryakumar Yadav in many ways. He hadn’t reached 20 runs in his previous five T20I matches , but in this match, he managed to score 30+ runs. During the Asia Cup 2025, he hadn’t scored a single half-century in seven matches and had crossed 20 only once.He was able to cross the 100-run mark, but he managed to make a strong comeback in this match .