On Wednesday, January 24, Suryakumar Yadav received recognition for his achievements in the shortest format over the previous 12 months and was named the 2023 ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer.
The governing body praised the Indian aggressor and awarded him the highest individual award for his outstanding performances in the extremely difficult and varied Twenty20 International format.
A remarkable century against South Africa early in December marked the year’s high point for the Mumbaikar, who is currently recovering from an ankle injury. He finished with 733 runs from just 17 innings, making him the third-highest run scorer in T20Is worldwide.
Suryakumar Earns ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer Of The Year
No T20I batsman who has scored 500 runs or more in the preceding year has an average as high as Suryakumar’s eye-catching 48.86, all the while maintaining an incredible strike-rate of 155.95.
Despite the attention being primarily focused on 50-over matches and the 2023 ICC World Cup, the showy right-hander was still able to rule T20Is.
Suryakumar’s century against South Africa was not only his fastest century in Twenty20 Internationals for India, coming up with three figures in just forty-five deliveries, but also his fourth.
The veteran opener Rohit Sharma still holds the record for the fastest Indian century in men’s Twenty20 Internationals after his stunning 35-ball century against Sri Lanka in Indore during the 2017 series. The aggressive batter was unable to break that mark.
India’s attention is now on the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, and captain Rohit Sharma’s team needs their brave middle-order batsman to return from injury and light up the West Indies and USA with his aggressive style and all-around attacking record.
In the biannual ICC competition, India is in Group A with bitter rivals Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, and the United States.
