Suryakumar Yadav Reached Number One in T20 Rankings

SuryaKumar Yadav of India has become the No.1 T20 batsman in the world. He has come to the top of the ICC T20 rankings. Surya has overtaken Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan. In the ranking released on Wednesday, Suryakumar got the advantage of the half-century of the last match and got 863 points. This half-century came against South Africa.

Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan is at number two with 842 points. There is a difference of 21 rating points between the two. That is, Surya is 21 points above Rizwan. Devon Conway of New Zealand is third with 792 points, Pakistan captain Babar Azam is fourth with 780 points and South Africa’s Aiden Markram is fifth with 767 rating points.

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Virat Kohli at No.10

Virat Kohli is also ranked 10th in the ICC rankings with 638 points. Kohli is in excellent form during this T20 World Cup. In the 4 matches played so far, he has scored 220 runs including 3 fifty. Against Bangladesh, he scored 64 runs in 44 balls. With these innings, he has also become the highest run-scorer in this T20 World Cup.

Kohli was Number 1 for 1013 Days

Suryakumar Yadav is the 23rd overall and the second player from India to reach number 1 in the T20 International rankings. Apart from Surya, Kohli has also stayed at number 1 in India. They were ranked first for 1013 consecutive days from September 2014 to December 2017.

Surya’s 2 Fifties in the World Cup

Surya’s excellent form continues in 4 matches of this T20 World Cup. After being dismissed early in the first match of the tournament against Pakistan, Suriya scored a 25-ball 51 against the Netherlands. Scored 68 against South Africa in difficult conditions. Scored 30 off 16 balls against Bangladesh. In this way, 164 runs have been scored in 4 matches.

960 Runs in 2022

Suryakumar Yadav’s bat has spoken continuously since his T20 International debut for India in March 2021. In 27 T20 Internationals this year, he has scored 960 runs at a strike rate of 183.90. These included 8 half-centuries and 117 runs against England.

Runs Scored at a Strike Rate of 177

Since his debut, Surya has played 38 matches in T20 Internationals. In this, he has scored 1204 runs at a strike rate of 177.31. These include 11 fifty and one century. He proved himself in the Indian Premier League before joining Team India. He bats at a strike rate of 136.78 in IPL.