Published 19:31 IST, November 7th 2022

Virat Kohli's comment after Suryakumar Yadav's swashbuckling knock stands out among rest

In five matches at the T20 World Cup 2022, Suryakumar Yadav has scored 225 runs at an average of 75.00 and with a strike rate of 193.96.

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Indian batter Suryakumar Yav played one of best kcks of his life during his team's final Super 12 match of ongoing T20 World Cup 2022 on Sunday. While playing against Zimbabwe, 32-year-old smashed an unbeaten 61 off just 25 balls, including six boundaries and four sixes. Suryakumar played shots all across park, proving once again why he is called new Mr. 360. His incredible innings helped India post a mammoth total of 186/5 in 20 overs. India eventually won match by a huge margin of 71 runs as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 115 runs. 

After match, Suryakumar took to his official Instagram handle to post a few pictures from match. " better feeling," Suryakumar wrote in caption of post. Former India captain Virat Kohli dropped a comment on post, saying "Alag level (Different level)." Kohli's comment on Suryakumar's post stood out most and was even shared by official handle of BCCI, who uploed a screenshot on Twitter along with a caption that re, ".@imVkohli approves."

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SKY registers rare T20I milestone

On Sunday, while playing against Zimbabwe, Suryakumar became first Indian and only second player in world to score 1000 T20I runs in a calendar year. Pakistan's Mohamm Rizwan is only cricketer to have achieved feat before. Rizwan registered milestone in 2021 after he scored 1326 runs in 29 matches. Suryakumar has scored 1026 runs from 28 matches thus far in 2022, including nine half-centuries and one century. 

SKY's T20I record

Suryakumar me his international debut in a T20I game against England in 2021. Since his debut, he has played a total of 39 T20I matches for India and has scored 1270 runs, including one century and 12 half-centuries. Suryakumar has an aver of 42.33 and an impressive strike rate of 179.63. Suryakumar is currently . 1 ranked T20I batter in world and third-highest run-scorer for India at ongoing T20 World Cup. 

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In five matches at T20 World Cup 2022, Suryakumar has scored 225 runs at an aver of 75.00 and with a strike rate of 193.96. He has scored three half-centuries to his name in ongoing tournament. Suryakumar will next be seen in action against England in second semifinal of T20 World Cup. 

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14:18 IST, November 7th 2022