Surya Kumar Yadav becomes the first Indian player to score overall 1000 runs in a calendar year
During the Super 12 match against Zimbabwe on Sunday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Surya Kumar Yadav became the first Indian and just the second player in the world to score 1000 runs or more in a calendar year.
Surya Kumar Yadav, a batter for the Indian side, is playing fantastic cricket. Surya, who made his international debut for India last year, has emerged as the group’s top batsman in 20-over games. While playing at number four, his bat never stops producing runs. He also produced several outstanding innings for India during the T20 World Cup in 2022. Currently, Team India is prepared to play Zimbabwe in the final Super-12 game of the competition.
Runs for the player:
28 T20 international games have been played by Surya Kumar Yadav thus far in 2022. His bat has produced 965 runs at an average of 41.95 with this. After the knock with his amazing class at MCG against Zimbabwe on Sunday, he made his score to 1026. These runs have been scored by Surya with a strike rate of 186.54 with an average of 44.60. In a calendar year 2022. As, no Indian player has yet amassed 1000 runs in a T20 international competition. Thus, Surya Kumar Yadav will have the opportunity to make a mark.
The bat also spoke throughout the World Cup.
In the T20 World Cup 2022, Surya Kumar Yadav’s bat is also shouting vehemently. In four games, he scored 164 runs at an average of 54.67 and a strike rate of 180. Two half-centuries are included in this. Every Indian batsman had trouble scoring runs against South Africa. The bat of Surya produced a ferocious 68 runs in 40 balls.
After Mohammad Rizwan, Surya Kumar became just the second player to accomplish the feat. In 2021, Rizwan scored 1326 runs.
In the most recent ICC rankings, Surya Kumar surpassed Rizwan to take the top spot among T20I batters just four days ago.
The way Surya has scored runs in 2022 has become his specialty. His strike rate is 186.54 and his batting average is 44.60. So far this year, he has hit 99 fours and 63 sixes. His total of six is the maximum any hitter has scored in T20Is in a single year.
Surya has benefited from his outstanding batsmanship in the T20I ranks as well. He currently ranks first in the world among T20 International batters with an 863-rating score. Surya made his India T20I debut against England in March of last year, and he hasn’t looked back since. He has participated in 39 T20I matches overall for India, scoring 1270 runs.
In his first three matches at the current men’s T20 World Cup, Surya Kumar scored two half-centuries. His 68 off 40 balls against South Africa came in a match where other Indian batters struggled. With 1026 runs, including a half century, he also has the most runs in T20Is after Virat Kohli in 2022.
Although Surya Kumar has one T20I century and a commendable 11 half-centuries to his credit, it is his batting strike rate of over 186.54, his capacity to score in all areas of the field, and the all-around play that make him stand out.
