There are 7 batsmen from India who have scored centuries in less than 50 balls in T20 International cricket. Suryakumar Yadav has done this thrice, while Abhishek has scored a century in less than 50 balls twice. The batsman who has scored a century in the fewest balls for India is Rohit Sharma, but fans may be surprised because Virat Kohli’s name is not included in it.

The batsman who has scored a century in the fewest number of balls for India in T20 International is Rohit Sharma, who scored a century in 35 balls against Sri Lanka in Indore. In this match played in December 2017, Rohit had scored 118 runs in 43 balls. In this innings he hit 10 sixes and 12 fours.

Suryakumar Yadav has done this 3 times

Indian T20 team captain Suryakumar Yadav has scored a century in less than 50 balls thrice in this format. His fastest century is also against Sri Lanka, he scored a century in 45 balls in the match played in Rajkot in 2023. Surya scored a century in 48 balls against England and 49 balls against New Zealand in 2022.

Number-1 in ICC T20 batting rankings, Abhishek Sharma has scored a century in less than 50 balls twice in T20 International. He is the second fastest batsman to score a century for India, he scored a century in 37 balls against England in February this year. His second fastest century is against Zimbabwe in 46 balls, which he scored last year.

Sanju Samson has also scored 2 centuries in T20 International in less than 50 balls, his fastest century is against Bangladesh in 40 balls. Sanju’s second fastest century is against South Africa in 47 balls. Apart from Rohit, Surya, Abhishek and Sanju, KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Verma are also included in the list.

Indians who scored centuries in less than 50 balls (T20I)

• Rohit Sharma- 35
• Abhishek Sharma- 37
• Sanju Samson- 40
• Tilak Verma- 41
• Suryakumar Yadav- 45
• KL Rahul- 46
• Abhishek Sharma- 46
• Sanju Samson- 47
• Suryakumar Yadav- 48
• Yashasvi Jaiswal- 48
• Suryakumar Yadav- 49