2022 was mixed for Team India. On the one hand, where the team could not reach the finals of the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup; on the other hand, the team got many new heroes. One such name was Suryakumar Yadav. Surya’s journey had already started, but 2022 was memorable for him.
Surya’s brilliant batting has now been rewarded by the ICC too. The ICC has selected Surya as the Men’s T20 Cricketer of the Year. In 2022, Surya was in a different rhythm. Surya beat the world and scored two centuries and nine fifties. Surya is the first Indian player to have won this award.
Suryakumar Yadav’s Brilliant 2022
Suryakumar Yadav, who batted at number four for India, shone brightly in 2022. This year he played 31 T20I matches in International Cricket. During this, he scored a maximum of 1164 runs. Surya is the only other cricketer who has scored more than 1000 runs in a year in T20I cricket. His average was more than 46, and the strike rate was 187.43. That is to say, in a word, then Surya is batting in a different world.
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He also scored two centuries in 2022. The first century came against England at Nottingham. In this innings, Surya had scored 117 runs in 55 balls. After this, he also beat New Zealand while playing in Mount Maunganui against New Zealand. Surya hit 111 runs in 51 balls against the Kiwi team. This inning included 11 fours and seven long sixes.
Suryakumar Yadav hit 68 sixes in 2022. No other player has hit so many sixes in T20I cricket in a year.
Suryakumar Yadav in T20 World Cup
Suryakumar Yadav also did amazing batting in the T20 World Cup. Surya, who scored three fifties in six innings, scored an average of almost 60 in this tournament. During this, his strike rate was 190. Surya is currently at number one in the ICC rankings. He has also grandly started 2023. It has to be seen how Surya will entertain cricket fans this year after scoring a century against Sri Lanka in Rajkot.
