The Windies legend made his debut in 1994 when West Indies were yet to be overtaken as the best side in the world. But the state of Windies Cricket was much different when he retired in 2015 as they were considered a team that could be beaten easily for most of the part
Yadav's 51 not out off 25 balls against the Netherlands in Sydney and a valiant 68 off 40 against South Africa in Perth have helped him overtake New Zealand's Devon Conway and Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan. They had held the top spot since 4 September this year.
With this, they have overtaken the record of Sri Lankan greats Kumar Sangakara and Mahela Jayawardene, who had a stand of 166 runs for second wicket against West Indies back in 2010 edition of the tournament.
The Indian duo achieved this feat during the second T20I of the three-match series against South Africa.
Pakistan's opening pair of Babar Azam-Mohammad Rizwan held the record (14) for the most 50-plus partnerships in T20Is but were overtaken by the Indian pair of Rohit and Rahul.
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