India vs the world: The biggest power hitters in T20I cricket currently
The batters with high strike rates are the ones who give their teams the much needed push to take the total from competitive ones to match-winning ones. The openers and the finishers in the team are expected to have high strike rates in their career. They are the batting x-factors of their teams -- giving a flying start in the Powerplay overs, and leading the final assaults in the death overs. World No. 1 India boast of many power-hitters in their ranks, like Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul among others. So, how much have these power hitters contributed to the team's good run in the recent past? India have won 11 of the 14 matches the team has played, which includes one no result, since the T20 World Cup in 2021. As India look to build a perfect team for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia and head into a two match T20I series vs Ireland next, TimesofIndia.com here looks at the performances of India's big hitters via their strike rates in T20I cricket and compares them with the power hitters of the other top international teams. The following list is of active players only, with a minimum of 300 runs scored in T20Is in descending order.INDIASuryakumar Yadav (Career T20I SR: 165.56)One batter who made an immediate impact for India in T20I cricket since making his debut in March last year is Suryakumar Yadav. The right-hander has an eye-popping record in T20Is during his short stint so far. The middle-order batter played 14 games and scored 351 runs @39.00, while hammering those runs at a strike rate of 165.56. He even smacked 20 sixes in 12 innings.
