After setbacks in the Test matches, it's time to put that all behind and focus on the upcoming T20 series, set to begin on January 22. The Men in Blue will face the England in five T20I matches, with the first match scheduled to be played at Kolkata's Eden Gardens.
While fans are excited to witness the shortest format of the game, there are also numerous records that could be broken along the way. Let's take a look at the major T20I landmarks that may be achieved during the course of the series.
The Indian fast bowler has claimed 95 wickets in just 60 T20I innings for Team India. With two more wickets he will surpass spinner Yuzvendra Chahal's tally of 96 to become the most successful Indian bowler in T20I history.?
Not just this, he is also on the verge of becoming the fastest fast bowler to reach 100 T20I wickets. He will aim to beat Haris Rauf's record of 100 wickets in 71 matches. Depending on his performance during the series, Arshdeep could also become the third or fourth fastest bowler overall (including spinners) to achieve this feat.?
The England captain has accumulated 498 runs against India across all T20Is. He needs just two more runs to become the first Englishman and the fifth player overall¡ªafter Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, and Aaron Finch¡ªto reach 500 T20I runs against India.
Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav and England's Jos Buttler both have struck 145 and 146 sixes, respectively, in their T20I careers. Whoever hits five more sixes during the series will become the fourth or fifth player in T20I history to reach 150 sixes. They will be joining the ranks of Rohit Sharma (205), Martin Guptill (173), and Muhammad Waseem (158).?
Both batters have scored three T20I centuries each. If either player manages to hit another 100 during the series, they will join Suryakumar Yadav (4 tons) as the second-highest century-makers in the shortest format of the game. A second century from either player will see them equal the all-time record held by Rohit Sharma and Glenn Maxwell, who each have five T20I centuries.?
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