When Suryakumar Yadav continues smashing it out of the park with unreal ease in Twenty20 Internationals, it’s safe to assume that even Virat Kohli will be in awe. The former India captain took to social media to heap praise on Suryakumar, who hit his 2nd hundred in the shortest format of the game in a T20I match between India and New Zealand on Sunday, November 20.
More than half of India’s 191 total in the second T20I was produced by Suryakumar Yadav, who hammered 7 sixes and 11 boundaries in his unbeaten 111 that took 51 balls to achieve. Suryakumar joined Rohit Sharma as the only Indian batsman to score more than two hundreds in Twenty20 Internationals in a single year. While playing for India against England earlier this year in Nottingham, Suryakumar made history by being the first Indian player to achieve a T20I century.
Virat Kohli, the current No. 1 T20I batter in the world, praised Suryakumar Yadav on Twitter despite the fact that he wasn’t able to see the knock live.
Numero Uno showing why he's the best in the world. Didn't watch it live but I'm sure this was another video game innings by him. 😂 @surya_14kumar
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) November 20, 2022
Suryakumar Yadav has a lot of fans, including former captain Virat Kohli, who has praised Suryakumar at every possible chance for his reliability and brilliance in Twenty20 Internationals. For India in Twenty20 Internationals, Kohli and Suryakumar have been a part of several match-winning stands.
When Suryakumar plays his unconventional strokes to alter the field and baffle opposing bowlers, Kohli can frequently be seen gazing in wonder.
During the year 2022, Suryakumar scored 1151 runs in 30 games. The Indian batsman broke the record for most T20I runs scored in a calendar year by becoming the first player ever to reach that milestone. Suryakumar has had a breakout year in 2022, scoring 2 centuries and 9 fifties while finally receiving the acclaim he deserves as a top-tier ICC batter.
On Sunday, Suryakumar brilliantly outwitted the New Zealand bowlers by not allowing the spinners Ish Sodhi and Mitchell Santner to develop into a rhythm. As India scored 72 runs in the last five overs of the second T20I, he took advantage of Lockie Ferguson’s speed by hitting the former Gujarat Titans pacer behind the square.
After his innings, Suryakumar Yadav said that he loves batting with Virat Kohli. He will take his tweet as a compliment from him and will want to build up on it in the future.
