Presenting Suryakumar Yadav's impressive T20I stats at home
What's the story
Suryakumar Yadav, a linchpin of India's batting order in the shortest format, has been ruling the T20I batting charts for more than two years now.
His upcoming international assignment is a five-match T20I series against England at home, starting on January 22.
SKY, who is now India's designated T20I skipper, owns a phenomenal record in the format.
Here we decode his T20I numbers at home.
Record-breaking performance
Best strike rate in home T20Is
As per ESPNcricinfo, SKY has scored 1,016 runs at 42.33 in home T20Is.
He has breached the 50-run mark 10 times across 28 innings at home.
This includes a hundred as well. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and KL Rahul are the other Indians with 1,000-plus runs in home T20Is.
Yadav's strike rate of 170.46 is the best among players with at least 1,000 T20I runs at home.
Stats
Yadav's stats as captain
SKY made his Team India captaincy debut in the five-match home T20I series against Australia in November in 2023.
He led the unit from the front as India won that series 4-1.
In 2024, SKY led India to T20I series triumphs over Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and South Africa.
Overall, the Men in Blue have registered 14 wins across 17 T20Is with SKY in charge, including Super Over wins.
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Over 500 runs at T20I captain
The star batter has scored 530 runs at 33.12 while leading India in T20Is. His strike rate is 166.66 as the tally includes four fifties besides a ton.
Meanwhile, SKY has managed 321 runs across seven T20I innings against England at 45.85.
He also owns a hundred against the Three Lions as his strike rate is just under 180.
Overall records
Yadav's overall T20I records and achievements
In his T20I career, Yadav has scored 2,570 at an average of 40.79 across 78 games (50s: 21, 100s: 4).
SKY shares the record for the joint-second-most Player-of-the-Match awards in the shortest format (16).
He is also the only player to have scored T20I centuries in four different nations - South Africa, England, New Zealand, and India.
SKY has the highest strike rate by any batter with at least 1,000 runs under their belt (167.86).