Okay, so today I got sucked into this random cricket stat hole, right? Specifically, I saw someone mention the fastest T20 centuries ever scored by Indian players. Like, who did it the quickest? Which guy just went absolutely nuts with the bat? Seemed fun to figure out.
Digging Like Crazy
Started off simple enough. I fired up the laptop, thinking this should be a quick Google search or look at some cricket stats websites. Easy peasy. Famous last words, honestly.
- First, I just typed in “fastest t20 century India”. Got tons of articles and lists popping up. Problem is, they were all saying slightly different things! Some listed Rohit Sharma, some mentioned Suryakumar Yadav, others had KL Rahul…
- Then I realized – international cricket, right? So, gotta separate India Men from maybe India Women, or India U19? Didn’t even think about that at first.
- Worse, you got different formats even within international T20s! Stuff like T20Is (official internationals) and those other random ones where countries send teams, but it’s not like a full national team vs national team? Names like World XI or something? Man, it got messy fast.
Trying to Compare Apples
So, I figured, fine, gotta be strict. Let’s stick only to proper T20 Internationals for the senior Indian Men’s team. None of that exhibition stuff. Surely the stats sites have a filter for that?
- I went deeper into the stats websites. Found the player records section. Selected T20Is, India, and started hunting for the centuries section.
- Finally got a list: guys like Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Deepak Hooda… all had smashed quick hundreds. But seeing the list wasn’t enough. Needed the actual number of balls it took them. That’s the key!
This is where the headache really started. Clicking on each player profile… then finding that specific century innings… then scrolling or clicking again to see the balls faced for that knock. It felt endless, especially with spotty internet making pages load slow.
Seeing Who Topped It
After what felt like an hour (probably was just 20 mins, felt longer!), I pieced it together.
- Suryakumar Yadav popped up a lot. He’s done it multiple times quick.
- Sure enough, his absolute fastest effort stands out. Smashed a 100 off just 45 balls against Sri Lanka back in January 2023!
- Checked the others close behind him. KL Rahul got one in 46 balls against West Indies in 2016. Deepak Hooda took 48 balls against Ireland in 2022.
- Even Rohit Sharma, the ‘Hitman’ himself, actually needed more balls for his T20I tons compared to these guys – like 56 against South Africa in 2015.
Felt good seeing the actual numbers lined up. Surya looked like the undisputed champ for pure speed in T20Is for India men.
All Said and Done
Phew! Who knew chasing down cricket stats could feel like such a workout? It started simple, turned into a filtering nightmare, and ended with me clicking through player profiles forever. Honestly felt like doing detective work making sure I got it right, comparing those ball-by-ball counts across different years.
But yeah, the answer feels solid now. If we’re talking just official T20 Internationals for the Indian Men’s team, it’s Suryakumar Yadav holding that crazy record: a century off a mere 45 deliveries. That guy can switch gears like nobody’s business! Rest are chasing him.
Definitely earned my coffee after that little investigation! Stats don’t always give up their secrets easy.
