Former Australia captain and veteran tour batsman Ricky Ponting has praised India’s middle-order batsman Suryakumar Yadav, saying he is doing better than any other player.
Suryakumar, the world number one batsman in T20, recently became the winner of the ICC T20 Cricketer of the Year 2022. He scored over a thousand runs in the year 2022. With this, he became the second batsman to score over a thousand. races in a year in T20 International.
Suryakumar was the top run scorer in T20 in 2022. He scored 1,164 runs at an average of 46.56 and an excellent strike rating of 187.43. He hit 68 sixes in 2022, more than any other player.
Ricky Ponting said: “He’s probably doing better than anybody so far. We’re talking about players who can score 360 degrees. Some of the shots he used to take behind the goalie and over fine leg.” Yes, they are remarkable. .”
“Five or six years ago, he started doing a lot in the IPL. He was very good at throwing the ball into the deep square back and hitting the ball with his thin leg,” Ponting said on the latest episode of the ICC Review Show. . Was. Surya is capable of hitting all short balls.”
Suryakumar scored 239 runs at the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia with an impressive average of 59.75 and an impressive hit rate of 189.68, including match-changing half centuries against South Africa, Zimbabwe and the Netherlands. He said: “I don’t think I’ve seen a better player than him. In T20 games around the world, he has the courage to do anything with his skills.”
Ponting said: “Someone said during this year’s IPL (which will take place in 2023) that there will be players trying to do exactly what Surya is doing and it will be great for the game.”
With India’s three T20Is against New Zealand starting on Friday in Ranchi, Suryakumar is now inching closer to the record of 915 runs set by England left wing David Malan in November 2020.
Ponting also said that the current time is the best time for Suryakumar. “To be honest, I didn’t think he would reach the level he’s at today. The amount of hard work he’s put in, it shows by the size of his body.”