4Photo© hindustantimes.comGT Star Sudharsan Breaks Tendulkar, Gaikwad's Remarkable Record
Gujarat Titans (GT) batter Sai Sudharsan overtook legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's record of the fastest to score 1000 IPL runs amongst Indians. Sudharsan achieved the landmark during GT's match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 in Ahmedabad on Friday. The 22-year-old took just 25 innings to reach the 1000 IPL runs. While Tendulkar took 31 innings to etch his name on the record book. After appearing in 31 innings, Ruturaj Gaikwad crossed the 1000 runs.
Sudharsan played 25 matches and 21 innings, where he scored 1034 runs at a strike rate of 139.17. His highest score of the T20 tournament came against CSK at the Narendra Modi Stadium, when he played a 103-run knock from 51 balls.
On Friday, the Gujarat-based franchise registered the second-highest team totals against CSK. GT scored 231/3 in Ahmedabad against Ruturaj Gaikwad's side.