10 Interesting facts about Suryakumar Yadav

10 Interesting facts about Suryakumar Yadav: Suryakumar Yadav is an attacking Indian cricketer who is considered by many as a candidate for the national limited overs squad. He has proved himself time and again in domestic cricket as well. Suryakumar Yadav possess the remarkable capacity of staying unruffled in tense and crunch moments of the game. Suryakumar Yadav works very hard on his basics and even follows them very well on the 22 yards which aids him greatly in timing the ball to perfection. His head position remains compact and he watches the ball till the very end which helps him to execute some unconventional shots as well. Suryakumar Yadav belongs to the rare category of “Cultured Sloggers”.

He has featured in 35 First-Class matches and has accumulated 2,342 runs at an average of 45.03 and strike-rate of 71.05 with 6 centuries and 11 half-centuries. While in 38 List A matches, he has scored 882 runs at a below par average of 28.45 without crossing the 100 run mark even once.

Today on the occasion of his 25th birthday, we list 10 Interesting facts about Suryakumar Yadav:

1. Birth:

Suryakumar Ashok Yadav was born on 14 September, 1990 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls a bit.

2. Ranji debut:

Suryakumar Yadav made his First-Class debut for Mumbai against Delhi in 2010. In his debut innings, he blasted 73 runs off 89 balls with 15 boundaries. It was a innings which earned him many accolades. His self-belief and fearlessness was note-worthy.

3. Ranji season 2011/12:

In Ranji Trophy 2011-12, Suryakumar Yadav hammered 754 runs in 9 matches at an average of 68.54 and proved that he is not just a talented player but a one who can perform consistently as well. He ended the season as the leading run-scorer for Mumbai.

4. Best Under-22 cricketer:

Suryakumar Yadav was adjudged the best cricketer at the Under-22 level in the 2010-11 season and was honored with MA Chidambaram Trophy. It is notable that he had scored over 1,000 runs in his first 11 games in First-Class cricket

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5. Most remarkable knock:

In the third match of the 2011/12 Ranji season, the Mumbaikar amassed his maiden double-century against Orissa. The most prominent feature of the knock was his blistering strike-rate of 86.20 apart from his illustrious range of strokes.

6. Ups and Downs:

After a breakthrough 2011/12 Ranji season, he suffered from slump in form in the next season. But in 2013/14, he ended up as the third leading run-scorer for his side which proved that he is not merely a one season wonder.

7. Stint with Mumbai Indians:

Suryakumar Yadav was signed by the Mumbai Indians (MI) Franchise before Indian Premiere League (IPL) 2011. The right-handed batter was part of the Mumbai Indians side in their victorious Champions League 2011 T-20 campaign as well. He got to play his lone match for the side in IPL 2012 in which he remained unbeaten on 0 though he faced 4 deliveries.

8. IPL 2014:

In the IPL 2014 Player’s auction, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) brought him for INR 70 Lakh. In IPL 2014, he scored 164 runs in 16 matches though it was his blistering strike-rate of 140 that made him a regular feature in the side.

9. Limelight:

In IPL 2015, he was promoted up the order at no.4 and he didn’t disappoint his team as well. The newly appointed Vice-captain of the KKR side played quite a few match-winning knocks for his team and was the cog-wheel of the side throughout the season.

9. Mindset:

In crunch situations of the game it boils down to the character of the individuals. Suryakumar Yadav knows how to keep himself calm and compose during the final moments of the game. In high pressure situations, he thinks “what will I do after winning the game” as well as “what would an experienced player have done if he was in this situation” as quoted by a website.

10. Following footsteps of Gambhir and Dhoni:

Yadav looks up to Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni when it comes to calmness. He was quoted by a website saying that, “When it comes to calmness I look up to our captain Gautam Gambhir. Whenever he has been under pressure, he has always come up with stellar performances. Secondly, I look up to MS Dhoni. Whenever he has won games for India or the Chennai Super Kings, he has been very calm”.