IND Vs NZ: Shreyas Iyer On Cusp Of Breaking Rohit Sharma's Epic Captaincy Record In 2nd T20I (AP)
\n\nShreyas Iyer can break a huge record set by Rohit Sharma when India takes on New Zealand in the second T20I at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Iyer has achieved mixed results since taking over as full-time Indian T20I captain; however, his performance with the bat has been extraordinary. In 22 matches since taking over the duties from Suryakumar Yadav in June, Shreyas Iyer has scored 632 runs in 22 matches. He needs just 25 more runs to surpass Rohit Sharma and become the Indian captain with the most T20I runs in a calendar year. Rohit Sharma topped the table when he scored 656 runs in 29 T20Is in 2022.
\n\nThe overall record for the most runs by a captain in a calendar year is held by Pakistan's Babar Azam, who scored 939 runs in 29 matches in 2021.
\n\nIndia would leave no stone unturned to win the second T20I and take a 2-0 lead in the series that will set them up nicely for winning the five-match series, and it will give Iyer's captaincy record a massive boost. India, however, will…
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