Jasprit Bumrah Surpasses MS Dhoni In List Of Most T20I Matches Played For India

Bumrah surpasses MSD's T20I feat [Source: AFP]Jasprit Bumrah created history on Thursday, surpassing the great MS Dhoni in an elusive T20I list for India. The former Indian captain played 98 T20I games for India, and Bumrah, after being named in the playing XI for the Asian Games semifinal, has played his 99th T20I.The Indian pacer would have been high on the elusive list, but injuries and workload management derailed his career; in the last 10 years, he has only featured in 99 matches.Bumrah goes past MS Dhoni, joins Kohli, Rohit in list of most T20Is for IndiaThe Asian Games semifinal against Sri Lanka will be Bumrah’s 99th T20I match for India, and he has entered an elite list, comprising Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the list of Indian players who have played the most T20I games for Men in Blue.Rohit, Hardik Pandya, and Virat sit at the top three spots, and Bumrah now occupies the sixth spot.Most Matches for India in T20Is159 - Rohit Sharma138 - Hardik Pandya125 - Virat Kohli113 - Suryakumar Yadav106 - Axar Patel*99 - Jasprit Bumrah*98 - MS DhoniRohit, who sits at the top of the pile, has played 159 matches, while Hardik has featured in 138, and Kohli has played 125 T20I matches for India.Also Read: Jasprit Bumrah To Be Slotted Into Ranji Trophy By BCCI- ReportHow Bumrah has fared in T20Is for IndiaBumrah made his T20I debut for India in 2016, and since then, he has been the best bowler in the world in this format. In 99 T20I matches, the right-arm pacer has bagged 124 wickets, with an average of 18.18 and an economy of 6.52.His best came in the T20 World Cup 2024, where the Indian seamer became the Player of the Tournament and bagged 15 wickets as he helped the Men in Blue capture their second-ever T20 World title.His debut year in international cricket was the best for the Indian bowler, wherein he bagged 28 T20I wickets, with an economy of 6.63.In 2026, he was crucial in helping India win the T20 World Cup, and his spell against England in the semifinals was pivotal as India reached the final and defeated New Zealand to claim the championship.Also Read: Prasidh Krishna Ruled Out Of India vs West Indies 3rd ODI: Report