{"id":33628,"date":"2026-10-07T09:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=33628"},"modified":"2026-10-07T09:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:30:13","slug":"shreyas-iyer-breaks-virat-kohlis-t20i-captaincy-record-babar-azam-still-ahead-on-the-list-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=33628","title":{"rendered":"Shreyas Iyer breaks Virat Kohli&#8217;s T20I captaincy record; Babar Azam still ahead on the list | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134755760,imgsize-167280,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/shreyas-iyer-breaks-virat-kohlis-t20i-captaincy-record-babar-azam-still-ahead-on-the-list.jpg\" alt=\"Shreyas Iyer breaks Virat Kohli's T20I captaincy record; Babar Azam still ahead on the list\" title=\"Shreyas Iyer breaks Virat Kohli's T20I captaincy record; Babar Azam still ahead on the list\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Shreyas Iyer breaks Virat Kohli's T20I captaincy record; Babar Azam still ahead on the list\">Shreyas Iyer breaks Virat Kohli&#8217;s T20I captaincy record; Babar Azam still ahead on the list<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Captain Shreyas Iyer created a new record for India in T20I cricket after scoring a stunning unbeaten century against the West Indies in Lucknow on Tuesday evening. With the score, he surpassed one record held by legendary Virat Kohli.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Batting at No. 4, the Indian captain smashed 102 not out from just 43 balls, hitting 10 fours and six sixes. His explosive innings helped India chase down 172 runs and win the first T20I by eight wickets.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Iyer moves past Kohli<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Iyer\u2019s knock was his first T20I hundred and made him the first Indian captain to score a century while chasing in the format.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The previous best belonged to Virat Kohli, who remained unbeaten on 94 from 50 balls against the West Indies in Hyderabad in 2019.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Iyer also became only the third Indian captain to score a T20I century. Rohit Sharma had three centuries as captain, while Suryakumar Yadav also reached three figures against South Africa in December 2023.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"sQLTU timeline_pollWrapper_as  \" data-scrollga=\"scroll#poll_view\">\n<div>\n<p>What was the most impressive aspect of Iyer&#8217;s century?<\/p>\n<div class=\"iN00Z\">\n<div class=\"eG6Oq\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<div class=\"W30C0\">\n<p>3k+ users shared opinion today<!-- --> <span class=\"vIYbn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>5k+ users already voted today<!-- --> <span class=\"vIYbn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>3k+ users shared opinion today<!-- --> <span class=\"vIYbn\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/polls\/polls-in-articles\/what-was-the-most-impressive-aspect-of-iyers-century\/pollopinions\/134758432.cms?src=articleshow\" class=\"pd_MH\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Share Opinion<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Babar still holds the top spot<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Despite Iyer\u2019s record-breaking effort, he is still some distance behind the overall record for the highest score by a captain in a T20I chase.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Pakistan\u2019s Babar Azam remains at the top with 122 from 59 balls against South Africa in Centurion in 2021.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Babar\u2019s score was later matched by Singapore captain Aritra Dutta, who also made 122 against Japan in Bangkok in 2024.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Iyer\u2019s unbeaten 102 now sits seventh on the all-time list, but his remarkable strike rate of 237.2 makes the innings one of the most explosive captaincy knocks in T20I cricket.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/shreyas-iyer-breaks-virat-kohlis-t20i-captaincy-record-babar-azam-still-ahead-on-the-list\/articleshow\/134755358.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shreyas Iyer breaks Virat Kohli&#8217;s T20I captaincy record; Babar Azam still ahead on the list NEW DELHI: Captain Shreyas Iyer created a new record for India in T20I cricket after scoring a stunning unbeaten century against the West Indies in Lucknow on Tuesday evening. With the score, he surpassed one record held by legendary Virat [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shreyas-iyer-breaks-virat-kohlis-t20i-captaincy-record-babar-azam-still-ahead-on-the-list.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shreyas-iyer-breaks-virat-kohlis-t20i-captaincy-record-babar-azam-still-ahead-on-the-list.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shreyas-iyer-breaks-virat-kohlis-t20i-captaincy-record-babar-azam-still-ahead-on-the-list.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shreyas-iyer-breaks-virat-kohlis-t20i-captaincy-record-babar-azam-still-ahead-on-the-list.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shreyas-iyer-breaks-virat-kohlis-t20i-captaincy-record-babar-azam-still-ahead-on-the-list.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shreyas-iyer-breaks-virat-kohlis-t20i-captaincy-record-babar-azam-still-ahead-on-the-list.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shreyas-iyer-breaks-virat-kohlis-t20i-captaincy-record-babar-azam-still-ahead-on-the-list.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shreyas-iyer-breaks-virat-kohlis-t20i-captaincy-record-babar-azam-still-ahead-on-the-list.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shreyas-iyer-breaks-virat-kohlis-t20i-captaincy-record-babar-azam-still-ahead-on-the-list.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shreyas-iyer-breaks-virat-kohlis-t20i-captaincy-record-babar-azam-still-ahead-on-the-list.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shreyas-iyer-breaks-virat-kohlis-t20i-captaincy-record-babar-azam-still-ahead-on-the-list.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shreyas-iyer-breaks-virat-kohlis-t20i-captaincy-record-babar-azam-still-ahead-on-the-list.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shreyas-iyer-breaks-virat-kohlis-t20i-captaincy-record-babar-azam-still-ahead-on-the-list.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shreyas-iyer-breaks-virat-kohlis-t20i-captaincy-record-babar-azam-still-ahead-on-the-list.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Shreyas Iyer breaks Virat Kohli&#8217;s T20I captaincy record; Babar Azam still ahead on the list NEW DELHI: Captain Shreyas Iyer created a new record for India in T20I cricket after scoring a stunning unbeaten century against the West Indies in Lucknow on Tuesday evening. With the score, he surpassed one record held by legendary Virat [&hellip;]","magazineBlocksPostCategories":["\u0b26\u0b47\u0b36 \u0b2c\u0b3f\u0b26\u0b47\u0b36"],"magazineBlocksPostViewCount":3,"magazineBlocksPostReadTime":2,"magazine_blocks_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shreyas-iyer-breaks-virat-kohlis-t20i-captaincy-record-babar-azam-still-ahead-on-the-list.jpg",400,225,false],"medium":["https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shreyas-iyer-breaks-virat-kohlis-t20i-captaincy-record-babar-azam-still-ahead-on-the-list.jpg",300,169,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shreyas-iyer-breaks-virat-kohlis-t20i-captaincy-record-babar-azam-still-ahead-on-the-list.jpg",150,84,false]},"magazine_blocks_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/author\/admin"},"magazine_blocks_comment":0,"magazine_blocks_author_image":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g","magazine_blocks_category":"<a href=\"#\" class=\"category-link category-link-31\">\u0b26\u0b47\u0b36 \u0b2c\u0b3f\u0b26\u0b47\u0b36<\/a>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/33629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}