Today, on September 14th, India’s renowned batsman, Suryakumar Yadav, celebrates his birthday. Born in 1990, he is affectionately known as “Mr. 360” in India.
Suryakumar Yadav embarked on his international career relatively late, making his debut for Team India at the age of 30. Despite this late start, he has managed to set and break numerous significant records in his brief international cricket journey.
Surya made an unforgettable mark in his debut match by smashing a six with his very first ball in international cricket. He has accumulated a plethora of remarkable records in T20 International cricket.
Currently, Suryakumar Yadav occupies the top spot in the ICC T20 rankings. However, he has yet to make a significant impact in formats other than T20. Today, let’s delve into some of the remarkable T20 records held by Surya.
One of his most notable achievements is winning 12 Player of the Match titles in the fewest number of T20 matches, placing him third behind Virat Kohli and Mohammad Nabi in terms of the highest number of Player of the Match titles.
Surya has amassed an impressive 1841 runs in 53 T20 International matches, boasting a remarkable strike rate of 172.20. This strike rate is the highest among all batsmen in the world, considering a minimum of 50 innings.