Indian cricketer Suryakumar Yadav is playing cricket in a very special way. He is hitting the ball all over the field, making it difficult for the bowlers to stop him. He recently scored his second century in a T20 match against New Zealand.
People are amazed by the shots he plays. Some say he’s as good as AB de Villiers from South Africa. Suryakumar keeps getting better with each game.
It’s hard to choose just five amazing shots from Suryakumar’s career so far. But we’ve tried to pick some below.
5. Carve over third man against England, 2022
India was playing against England in a cricket match. They needed to score a lot of runs to win. But some of their best players got out early, so things looked bad for India. Then Suryakumar Yadav started playing really well. He hit the ball all over the field. One of his shots was amazing. He was on 65 runs when he hit a ball over the fence for six runs. But even though he played great, India couldn’t win after he got out. He scored 117 runs, which is still considered one of the best performances in this type of cricket match.
While Suryakumar was hitting the ball really well over the leg side, he also showed how clever he is. In his game against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui, he scored a century by using Lockie Ferguson’s fast bowling to get runs easily.
In the 19th over, Ferguson tried to bowl a ball far outside off stump, but Suryakumar confidently hit it over the short third-man fielder for a boundary.
3. Arrives in international cricket with a six off Jofra Archer, 2021
Facing a tough bowler like Jofra Archer in his first international cricket match might make most people nervous, but not Suryakumar. He showed no fear. In a preview of his future greatness, he moved around in the batting crease, lifted his front foot, and hit a short ball outside off stump for six runs over the boundary.
He played really well, scoring 57 runs off just 31 balls. Because of his great performance, he was named the Player of the Match as India won against England by eight runs. This was a big moment for Suryakumar, showing that he was ready for the big stage.
2. Carts Richard Ngarava in the T20 World Cup clash against Zimbabwe
In the last game of the T20 World Cup in 2022, India played against Zimbabwe. At first, India played well, but then they struggled. When Suryakumar Yadav came to bat, he looked very confident at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Zimbabwean bowlers tried hard to stop him from scoring runs. They changed their bowling tactics, but they couldn’t figure out how to stop Suryakumar Yadav.
One of the best shots of the game was when Suryakumar hit a six off the third ball of the last over bowled by Richard Ngarava. He moved a lot across the crease, then hit the ball with his bat and sent it over the boundary line behind the square leg.
1. Cuts a six over New Zealand’s third man in 2022.
We won’t know exactly how Suryakumar played this shot. Back at the Bay Oval, Ferguson, who had a tough time in the 19th over, was facing more pressure. Suryakumar skillfully hit a long shot towards the grassy area beyond the third-man fence. It went far and even flew over some tents nearby. Everyone watching, including fans and commentator Craig McMillan, was amazed by Suryakumar’s incredible shot once again.