Suryakumar Yadav wins ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year again
- Suryakumar Yadav wins the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year again.
- He dominated 2023 with high average & strike rate.
- He was the key batsman for India, winning games with consistent runs.
For the second consecutive year, Suryakumar Yadav has been named the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year.
Suryakumar dominated 2023 with a strike rate above 150 and an average that was around 50 because to his unique combination of shots. Throughout the year, the core of India’s middle order received starts and made multiple contributions that won games. The Indian batter has won this honor for the past two years in a row.
Sikandar Raza, Alpesh Ramjani, and Mark Chapman challenged him, but he prevailed.
T20I record in 2023: 17 innings, 733 runs at 48.86, Strike Rate 155.95
In an attempt to win the award again after taking home the title in 2022, Suryakumar Yadav persevered and dominated in the shortest format.
After scoring just seven runs in his opening innings against Sri Lanka to begin the year, Yadav went on to have another outstanding year, scoring 51 (36) and 112* (51) in the next two games. Before his class was shown in an innings of 83 (44) against the West Indies in Providence, he continued to score consistently in the 20s and 40s. Against the West Indies, he finished the series with a knock of 61 (45) in Florida.
Despite the responsibility of leading the team, Yadav thrived and took charge of a youthful team by the end of the season.
In their last Twenty20 international of the year in Johannesburg, Suryakumar scored an even hundred runs off just 56 balls against the Proteas, after making half-centuries against Australia (80 off 42 balls) and South Africa (56 from 36 balls).
Most memorable moment
Suryakumar’s performance of 112 off 51 balls against Sri Lanka in January contained nine sixes and seven fours, or nearly a boundary every three deliveries, thanks to his range of inside-out drives and shrewd play behind the wicket.
It took him just 45 balls to reach three figures, and he hit his maiden boundary off the fourth ball of his innings.
India won by 91 runs, and Rohit Sharma’s 35-ball score against the same opponent in 2017 was the team’s second-fastest century in men’s Twenty20 Internationals.
