Surya Kumar Yadav is one of the greatest-ever T20I players to have played the sport for India. Despite making a late debut in the Indian Cricket Team, the Mumbai-based cricketer has cemented his place in the T20I side.
His aggressive and explosive batting, his versatility in terms of direction and his ability to single-handedly destroy the opposition bowling attacks, makes him one of the greatest-ever T20I batters as well.
Sometimes his batting feels like chaos turning into choreography as he plays the shots with absolute perfection. His aura is second to none and he’s also the world’s number 1 batter in the ICC T20I Rankings.
In this article, we take a look at the top 3 T20I knocks of Surya Kumar Yadav:
1. 117 runs versus England in 2022
Surya Kumar Yadav unleashed his beast mode in Nottingham in 2022 in this T20I against England. While chasing 216 runs, India were tottering at 31-3 within the Powerplay. Surya Kumar Yadav smashed a knock of 117 runs and tried his level best to get India over the line.
But the lack of support at the other end meant that India lose the game by 17 runs. It was a match filled with ebbs and flows but Yadav’s knock hogged the limelight. He smashed 14 fours and 6 sixes in his knock.
2. 112* vs Sri Lanka in 2023
This knock against Sri Lanka in 2023 was once again the class of Surya Kumar Yadav personified. He scored 112* runs and his knock was packed with 7 fours and 9 sixes.
India eventually took the score to 228 runs and beat their Sri Lankan counterparts by a humongous score of 91 runs.
3. 111* runs vs New Zealand in 2022
Surya Kumar Yadav was once again at his usual best in 2022 against New Zealand as he smashed 111* runs against the Kiwis in Mount Maunganui in November 2022. He bagged the player of the match for his batting exploits against Kane Williamson and co.
India outclassed New Zealand by 65 runs and had won the T20I series, 1-0. Surya Kumar Yadav once again reaffirmed that he was a three-dimensional batter and can bat in any condition and in any country.
