IND vs AUS: Suryakumar creates history, breaks records of these legendary players including Sehwag-Dhoni

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IND vs AUS 1st T20I : Suryakumar Yadav led the Indian team in the 5 match T20 series between India and Australia. With this he became the 13th captain to captain India in the T20 format (Suryakumar Yadav Breaks Multiple Records). Surya scored 80 runs chasing the target and contributed significantly to India's victory. In this match, India defeated Australia and took a 1-0 lead in the series.

Leaving behind these legendary players

This match was very important for Suryakumar Yadav as he moved to 10th position in the list of batsmen who hit most sixes in T20 Internationals during this innings. Surya hit 4 sixes during his innings and surpassed Colin Munro, Glenn Maxwell, David Warner and David Miller. Apart from this, after coming to bat at number three, Suryakumar Yadav has moved to number four in the list of batsmen who have hit the most sixes.

Surya went ahead of Rohit

Surya also received the player of the match award for his explosive innings. It was Surya's 13th player of the match award in 54 matches. He has left captain Rohit Sharma behind in this matter. Rohit has 12 player of the match awards to his name. Only Virat Kohli is ahead of Suryakumar Yadav. Kohli has 15 player of the match awards to his name.

Surya breaks Sehwag-Dhoni's record

Suryakumar Yadav has also set the record for highest score on debut as a captain in T20Is. He is the second Indian player to score more than 50 runs on debut as captain. Earlier this record was held by KL Rahul who scored 62 runs against Afghanistan during T20 Asia Cup 2022. Dhawan is third in the list of Indian players with the most runs on debut as captain, while Sehwag is fourth and Dhoni is fifth.