Suryakumar Yadav: Team India is currently playing a 5-match T20 series against England. Team India has won the first two matches of this series and has taken a 2-0 lead. After winning the T20 World Cup 2024, Suryakumar Yadav took over the captaincy of Team India in T20s. Under his leadership, Team India’s performance in T20 internationals has been consistently excellent.
Under his captaincy, Team India has been riding the wave of victory. With the win against England, captain Suryakumar Yadav set a special record, surpassing Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Rohit Sharma in terms of captaincy wins in T20s. Let us also tell you about this remarkable achievement.
Suryakumar Yadav has captained India in 19 T20I matches, out of which India won 15. 🤯
— All Cricket Records (@Cric_records45) January 25, 2025
Least matches to win 15 T20Is as Captain for India:
19 matches : Suryakumar Yadav
19 matches : Rohit Sharma
25 matches : Virat Kohli
33 matches : MS Dhoni pic.twitter.com/x8Gv1zl4GC
Team India has played 19 T20 matches so far under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, winning 15 and losing only 3. The match against England in Chennai marked his 15th victory as captain. With this, he has become the fastest captain to win 15 T20 matches for India. In this race, he has equaled the legendary captain Rohit Sharma, while surpassing captains like Dhoni and Virat.
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| Captain | Number of Matches | Number of Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Suryakumar Yadav | 19 | 15 |
| Rohit Sharma | 19 | 15 |
| Virat Kohli | 25 | 15 |
| MS Dhoni | 33 | 15 |
Most Successful Indian T20 Captain
In terms of T20I victories, Rohit Sharma has been the most successful captain for Team India. He has captained India in 62 matches, winning 49 and losing 12. Recently, under his leadership, Team India also won the T20 World Cup title.
Former legendary cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni comes second on this list. He captained Team India in 72 matches, winning 41 and losing 28. Virat Kohli also captained India in 50 T20 matches, winning 30 and losing 16.
| Captain | Number of Matches | Number of Wins | Number of Defeats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | 62 | 49 | 12 |
| MS Dhoni | 72 | 41 | 28 |
| Virat Kohli | 50 | 30 | 16 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 19 | 15 | 3 |
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