Overview
- He reached 101 sixes for 2025 during Punjab’s SMAT win in Hyderabad, scoring 62 off 34 with eight fours and three sixes.
- In T20s this year he has 1,499 runs at 42.82 with a strike rate of 204.22, including three centuries and nine fifties and a top score of 148.
- His six-hitting spans 47 in 17 T20Is for India, 28 in 14 IPL matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad, and 26 in six SMAT games.
- SMAT form remains strong with 304 runs at an average of 50.66 and a strike rate near 250, contributing to Punjab’s 233/6 and 73‑run victory over Services.
- He is set to join India in Cuttack for a five-match T20I series against South Africa, with reports this year also citing a rise to No. 1 in the T20I batting rankings.