Mumbai, May 7 -- Mumbai Indians (MI) star Suryakumar Yadav overtook legendary Sachin Tendulkar and South African opener Quinton de Kock to become the batter from his franchise to have the most Indian Premier League (IPL) seasons with 500 runs or more.

Suryakumar broke this record during his side's IPL match against Gujarat Titans (GT) at Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. During the game, Suryakumar played a solid knock of 35 in 24 balls, with five fours. His runs came at a strike rate of 145.83. This was his 12th successive score of 25+ runs in this season, most by any batter.

Now with this knock, Suryakumar is at the top of IPL batting charts with 510 runs in 12 matches at an average of 63.75 and a strike rate of over 170, with three half...