Suryakumar Yadav achieved a remarkable record as he became the 2nd batter in T20I history to achieve the highest rating points. He has been in sensational form since last year with some brilliant knocks in the shorter format.
He is currently at the number 1 spot in the T20I format. Suryakumar Yadav reached 910 points after a quickfire knock of 47 runs in the first match of the series against New Zealand in Ranchi. His knock helped him to stay at top of the ICC T20I rankings.
Surya played a composed of 26 in the 2nd T20I match at Lucknow on a tough batting pitch. With this knock, SKY is in striking distance to go past Dawid Malan for the highest rating points in the T20I format.
David Malan achieved 915 rating points in Cape Town in 2020. Surya Kumar Yadav has been in sensational form during the T20I format since last year. He became the leading run-getter during 2022 with 1164 runs including 2 centuries and 9 half-centuries. For his consistent performance last year, Surya Kumar Yadav was named the ICC Men’s T20I cricketer.
Surya Kumar Yadav would be looking to showcase his attacking abilities in the 3rd and deciding T20I match to be played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad to be played on 1 February 2023. He will play important in the deciding T20I match against Kiwis and would look to play another match-winning knock to help Team India win the series.
SKY played a key role for Team India in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. He was the 3rd leading run-getter in the tournament with 239 runs from 6 matches including the best score of 68 against South Africa at Optus Stadium, Perth. SKY has been the backbone of the Indian batting line-up in the shortest format.
Virat Kohli achieved the highest rating point in the T20I format. He had 897 points against England on 7 September 2014. KL Rahul had 857 rating points against England on 3rd July 2018.
Highest rating points by batters in the T20I format
- Dawid Malan (England)- 915
- Surya Kumar Yadav (India)- 910
- Aaron Finch- 900
- Virat Kohli-897
- Babar Azam-896
- Kevin Petersen-882
- Mohammad Rizwan- 875
- Eoin Morgan-872
- Alex Hales- 866
- Lokesh Rahul- 854
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