Raipur, Jan. 23 -- Team India star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has surpassed Virat Kohli to become India's second-most capped player in T20 internationals, achieving the milestone during the second T20I against New Zealand in the ongoing five-match series.

Pandya has now featured in 126 T20Is for the Men in Blue, while Kohli played 125 matches. Pandya is second on the list of most T20I appearances for India, only behind the former India captain Rohit Sharma, who featured in 159 T20I matches before hanging up his boots in 2024.

Pandya has scored 2,027 runs in T20Is at an average of 28.54 and with the best score of an unbeaten 71. Pandya has also claimed 102 wickets at an average of 26.85, with the best bowling figures in a match of 4/16. ...