After MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma became only the second Indian to complete 200 matches as a captain in the T20 format. Rohit achieved this milestone during the first match of Mumbai Indians in IPL 16th season. It is noteworthy that Indian captain Rohit Sharma has become the second player of the country to complete 200 matches as a captain in the T20 format. He achieved this feat as soon as he took the field in IPL 2023 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bengaluru on 2nd April. Rohit Sharma became the third overall world captain to achieve this feat. Dhoni has captained 307 T20 matches. It is in the first place. West Indies’ Darren Sammy is second with 208 matches. 4 out of the top 5 players who have played the most matches as captain in T20 are 4 Indian cricketers. Which includes Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir along with Dhoni, Rohit.
- Most matches as captain in T20Is
- Player Country Match
- MS Dhoni India 307
- Darren Sammy West Indies 208
- Rohit Sharma India 200
- Virat Kohli India 190
- Gautam Gambhir India 170
Yuzvendra Chahal became the first Indian to take 300 T20I wickets and became the 15th bowler in the world.
Hyderabad, dt. 02: In the first match of the IPL double header played between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad today on Sunday, Yuzvendra Chahal, the bowler of Rajasthan Royals, achieved a great achievement. Along with taking Harry Brook’s wicket in this match, Chahal achieved the achievement of taking 300 wickets in T20 cricket. With this, he has become the first Indian to complete 300 wickets in T20Is. Apart from that, Ravichandran Ashwin is the second highest wicket taker in this format with 287 wickets.
Chahal made his T20 debut for Haryana in 2009. Along with this, he has played a total of 265 T20 matches for India in addition to playing in the IPL for Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals. If we look at the overall list of bowlers who have taken the most wickets in the T20 format in the world, the name of Dwayne Bravo of West Indies is at the first place. Bravo has so far taken 615 wickets in 558 T20 matches. Apart from Chahal, 15 other bowlers in the world have taken more than 300 wickets in the T20 format.