File picture of Suryakumar Yadav© BCCI
Star India batter Suryakumar Yadav on Wednesday was named as ICC T20I males’s cricketer of the 12 months. Suryakumar Yadav had a stellar 12 months with the bat breaking an array of data and setting a benchmark like by no means earlier than within the shortest format of the sport. Suryakumar, who grew to become solely the second batter to amass greater than 1,000 runs in calendar 12 months, ended 2022 as the best run-getter, scoring 1164 runs at a ridiculous strike-rate of 187.43.
Presenting the ICC Males’s T20I Cricketer of the 12 months 2022 #ICCAwards
— ICC (@ICC) January 25, 2023
“The winner of the ICC Males’s T20I Cricketer of the 12 months had probably the greatest years any participant has had within the format’s historical past. Right here, we check out his outrageous 2022 and the standout performances from the 12 months,” the ICC mentioned in an announcement.
He was an important cog in India’s T20I aspect, smashing two a whole lot and 9 half-centuries.
ICC additionally listed Suryakumar’s finest performances the 12 months.
“There have been fairly a number of standout performances from Yadav in the course of the 12 months. However maybe his finest got here in Nottingham in opposition to probably the greatest white-ball groups in current instances – England – when he made his maiden T20I hundred, a surprising 117 off 55 balls,” ICC mentioned in an announcement.
He hit a surprising 68 sixes in the course of the 12 months, which is probably the most by any batter within the historical past of the format.
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