India, May 2 -- Sai Sudharsan's remarkable IPL season continued as he knocked down another landmark in Gujarat Titans' fast start to the innings against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Enroute to his quickfire 48(23), Sudharsan crossed the 2000-run mark in T20 cricket, and became the second-fastest player to do so, and the fastest Indian by beating the legendary Sachin Tendulkar's mark.

It has taken Sudharsan only 54 innings to reach the 2000-run mark, streaking clear of all his Indian contemporaries and falling short of only the Australian Shaun Marsh. Tendulkar had taken 59 innings to score 2000 T20 runs, having done so all the way back in 2011.

Sudharsan looked in supreme touch at the Narendra Modi Stadium, playing risk-free and stylish shots t...