Nagpur, Jan. 21 -- India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav became the fourth player to play 100 or more T20Is for his country. The ace Indian batter achieved this landmark during the first T20I against New Zealand on Wednesday.

The right-handed batter has amassed 2788 runs in 93 innings at an average of 35.29, including four centuries and 21 half-centuries. Suryakumar is also the third-highest run-getter for India in the shortest format.

The 35-year-old Suryakumar joined the elite list of Hardik Pandya (125 matches), Virat Kohli (125 matches) and Rohit Sharma (159 matches), who have played the most T20Is for India.

Earlier, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and decided to field first against Team India in the first T20I of ...