SKY is the limit: Suryakumar Yadav becomes world's best T20 batsman in latest ICC rankings

Indian cricketer Suryakumar Yadav continues his journey to top of global cricket by surpassing Mohammad Rizwan in latest ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings. As per latest rankings list released by international cricket governing body, Suryakumar w sits at top of list with a total of 863 rating points. Rizwan, on or hand, sits second with a total of 842 points. 

Suryakumar Yadav becomes world's .1 batsman

It is pertinent to mention that Suryakumar Yadav has emerged as one of best performers for Men In Blue, ever since he made his T20I debut. Ahead of India vs Bangladesh, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 match on Wednesday, 32-year-old’s run tally in shortest format stands at 1179 runs in 37 games. He has scored runs at an aver of 40.65 and has also registered one century and 11 fifties.

At same time, his T20I career strike rate of 177.02 places him at top of list of cricketers with highest strike rates in ir T20I careers. En route to amassing 1179 runs in 37 matches, Suryakumar has hit a staggering 108 fours and 67 sixes. Interestingly, he is India’s fifth-highest cricketer to score in terms of sixes hit in ir T20I career after Rohit Sharma (182), Virat Kohli (115), KL Rahul (94) and Yuvraj Singh (74).

Meanwhile, Suryakumar is also highest run scorer for Team India in 2022. Having played a total of 26 games this year, Yadav’s run tally currently stands at 935 runs. He has amassed se runs at a strike rate of 183.69 and an aver of 42.50. Virat has scored 2nd most runs for India in 2022 with 701 runs in 18 games, while Rohit has scored 614 runs in 27 matches.