No.1 Ranking of Suryakumar Yadav in T20Is brings legitimacy back to the process!

[Rana]

Congratulations to SKY and congratulations to India! Fully deserving player at the top of the rankings.

A player who plays the game with the right intent and for his team. A sr of 180 at number 4, absolute world class numbers!

To his and India’s credit, his runs have come against the main bowling attacks of the nations he has dominated (and failed against as well)!

Now this Number 1 batsman has the job to get his team over the line in the semis and final if India get there.

I am glad to see some order restored in the ICC rankings for T20i cricket. Hopefully the ICC improves its awarding system in order to reward the correct players regardless of the consistency of runs against poor oppositions and dead rubbers. Even with this poor system of rewarding in play, nobody can doubt SKY is the best T20i batsman in the world!!

 

[Kianig89]

Another blow to RizBar regime

 

[Major]

So wait, when rizwan was no.1 ranking had fault and now when suri is no 1 than rankings are legimate.

But than again its ranas logic who thibks fakhar and sharjeel are savior and asif should be captain.

Anyways, what matters is how many days he stays no.1, pata chalay next week he is already removed

 

[Rana]

Another blow to RizBar regime

Yeh tou hoga!

Justice has been served! Finally someone who plays for his country instead of his stats is rewarded fairly!

 

[Rana]

So wait, when rizwan was no.1 ranking had fault and now when suri is no 1 than rankings are legimate.

But than again its ranas logic who thibks fakhar and sharjeel are savior and asif should be captain.

Anyways, what matters is how many days he stays no.1, pata chalay next week he is already removed

That’s exactly what I am saying! The ranking system are still flawed but SKY’s rise may restore some legitimacy to them.

I’m shocked at how Rizwan is still at number 2! He shouldn’t even be in the top 20!!

 

[saeedhk]

SKY is the only real number one batsman in T20s. Seeing Babar and Rizwan at the top brings disrepute to the whole ICC ranking system!

 

[Major]

SKY is the only real number one batsman in T20s. Seeing Babar and Rizwan at the top brings disrepute to the whole ICC ranking system!

Plz elaborate.



Or as usual gonna make a post and run off without stabding up for what you believe

 

[Ab Fan]

You need players like SKY in T20s.

If we wanted stat padders, we won't have dropped Dhawan but that is how you do it in T20s. We also dropped Pandey for same reason, he averages 40+ with bat but not feasible to the team.

 

[Major]

That’s exactly what I am saying! The ranking system are still flawed but SKY’s rise may restore some legitimacy to them.

I’m shocked at how Rizwan is still at number 2! He shouldn’t even be in the top 20!!

How does suri being no.1 bring legtimacy when you had issues with its legimacy when riazzi was no.1

 

[Ab Fan]

Plz elaborate.



Or as usual gonna make a post and run off without stabding up for what you believe

An elite T20 batters must strike at 135 or more. Anything around 130-132 or below is not good enough.

ICC rankings are objective metrics so they will fail in certain scenarios but strike rate plays a major role in this format.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

An elite T20 batters must strike at 135 or more. Anything around 130-132 or below is not good enough.

ICC rankings are objective metrics so they will fail in certain scenarios but strike rate plays a major role in this format.

Then why did you want Pant(SR of 127) in place of KL(SR of 139)?

 

[GreenBee]

T20 rankings will only mean a lot when all teams play their best sides in this format.

Top teams still haven't taken bilateral T20 seriously.

 

[GreenBee]

For almost all this decade, Kohli has been the best T20 batsman without a doubt.

He just sat most of the easy series out and let his ranking slip.

Everyone else was #1 just by default.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Not sure. SKY is a high risk batsman. He also has good average. Moment his average drops he will hand it back to stat padders lol. It is hard to maintain average and very high strike rate.

 

[NishanKonar]

Issue is NOT ICC rankings. Issue is most top cricket nations do not play full strength teams in these bilateral T20 series. The only exception is Pakistan who always play full strength team which allows players like Rizwan and Babar to get more opportunities to bat and score runs heavily and get to the top of ICC rankings

The reason SKY became No 1 is he has played most T20s for India this year. Never got rested except for few odd T20s. THus it was only matter of time he got No1

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

T20 rankings are so fickle and most of the time teams are not full strength through out year.
Pretty sure Rizwan and Babar will rightfully claim their rankings again when playing outside of Australia.

 

[Kroll]

An elite T20 batters must strike at 135 or more. Anything around 130-132 or below is not good enough.

ICC rankings are objective metrics so they will fail in certain scenarios but strike rate plays a major role in this format.

Well if "elite" batsmen must strike at 135+ then presumably 130-132 would be acceptable as elite tag would only apply to a handful of batsmen.

 

[Ab Fan]

Well if "elite" batsmen must strike at 135+ then presumably 130-132 would be acceptable as elite tag would only apply to a handful of batsmen.

Acceptable?? Yes. 130-132 is good enough to be considered a good T20 batsman depending on the average.

 

[Mas-LFC]

Sky is the limit for SKY

 

[Hawkeye]

Riz is definitely an imposter.

An opener-quack, hogging this vital spot from someone who can play the actual T20 game. And not just stat-pad against minnow-level bowling on dead wickets.

If there's even a hint of bounce or movement, Rizwan is a huge liability.

Should be nowhere near top 10 T20i rankings, but the system can easily be gamed if you're a stats-padder.

He was promoted at the top, because he's a dud middle-order bat. Doesn't have a power-game at all.

How long can we protect him? Need a new wicket keeper.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

How does suri being no.1 bring legtimacy when you had issues with its legimacy when riazzi was no.1

One is an impact player.

The other is a stat padder who plays only to hit 50 off 40 balls.

If you can't find Rizwan being at the top along with Babar at 3 a farce, you have no clue how T20 is played.

 

[Major]

One is an impact player.

The other is a stat padder who plays only to hit 50 off 40 balls.

If you can't find Rizwan being at the top along with Babar at 3 a farce, you have no clue how T20 is played.

I understand you hate Pakistani players.

When Rizwan is in the top rankings its a farce, but when someone else makes it, its ok? Atleast be consisstent

 

[Rana]

I understand you hate Pakistani players.

When Rizwan is in the top rankings its a farce, but when someone else makes it, its ok? Atleast be consisstent

This is the purpose of this thread in case you haven’t figured it out

Rizwan at number 1 is a farce! Surya is bringing back legitimacy to the Rankings!

 

[Major]

This is the purpose of this thread in case you haven’t figured it out

Rizwan at number 1 is a farce! Surya is bringing back legitimacy to the Rankings!

again, how does it become legimate after one player is no.1???

The ranking system stays the same, you are claiming to bring suri to no.1 they made a new system?

 

[Hawkeye]

[MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] bro leave it now..

Rizwan is as pathetic as one can be as a T20 player, specially an opener.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

[MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] Not even once you have written name of Surya correctly. It is intentional and you are just trying to disrespect a solid player who plays for his country rather then stat padding as your favourite players do.

 

[Mamoon]

SKY is a gem of a player. It is wonderful to see such a selfless player, someone who would try to hit a six on 99 and wouldn’t care if he gets out doing so.

I bet this number 1 ranking means nothing to him because it is all about the team for him. India have finally found their replacement for Yuvraj at number 4.

On the contrary, you have selfish players like Rizwan who are obsessed with milestones and was playing for his fifty against Netherlands without worrying about the NRR.

The fact that he got out on 49 was beautiful karma.

 

[Buffet]

He won't last too long there.

After WC, Babar and Rizwan will be again playing all games against B and C teams to accumulate plenty of points.

 

[Major]

[MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] bro leave it now..

Rizwan is as pathetic as one can be as a T20 player, specially an opener.

im asking a simple question that at one hand you doubt the ranking system but than when a certain player is no.1 than the system is legimate?

The system never changed though did it.

Its the ridiculous thinking that a certain person deserve to be no.1 and the system is flawed in his favour, but xyz deserves to be no.1 even though it was the same system..

Point being, the system itself never had any fault. Its just your own hate for a guy that you cant admit

 

[Buffet]

Since Jan 2021,

Babar - 50 games - avg 35 - SR 128
Rizwan - 51 games - avg 61 - SR 130

Out of form Kohli in same period,

28 games - avg 62 - SR 138


I just picked Kohli as example, there are plenty of batsmen who don't play all games against all B and C teams. Each game you don't play you lose points, otherwise clearly even out of form Kohli has produced better numbers than Babar and Rizwan.

For example, Phillips and Buttler have 150+ SR with near 40 avg. Clearly, if they play 50 plus games against all B and C teams then they will be ranked higher than Rizwan and Babar.

It's just matter of time, Bababr and Rizwan will again occupy the top spots in T-20 ranking. Very few players get to play all games in T-20 and you are penalized for not playing all games in rankings.

 

[jnaveen1980]

He won't last too long there.

After WC, Babar and Rizwan will be again playing all games against B and C teams to accumulate plenty of points.

Precisely. SKY's role won't allow him to stay at top for long. He will fail a few times in between. Even today he took an extremely risky option of cutting the ball from the middle stump as that third man was open.

 

[jnaveen1980]

He can rank like 100th or whatever I don't care. Even Buttler ranking was like 20 or something before world T20. Everyone knew he was the best.

 

[Inzi_fan_No_1]

SKY is entertaining to watch and we would love a dynamic batsman like him rather than some of the dross we have like Haider, Khusdil etc

With regards to the rankings the OP needs to behave.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

The problem with Bobby and Rizzy is that they can't bat fast enough on flat tracks and on difficult tracks they cannot get you to 36/0 after PP and usually get out to swing/bounce/seam etc. In this World Cup, conserving wickets has proven useful for almost all teams .

I still don't think Pakistan have any upgrades available so its not really worth debating

 

[sweep_shot]

He can rank like 100th or whatever I don't care. Even Buttler ranking was like 20 or something before world T20. Everyone knew he was the best.

T20 rankings are big jokes.

It was saying one Namibian player was 4th best all-rounder. It doesn't take context into account.

 

[srh]

That’s exactly what I am saying! The ranking system are still flawed but SKY’s rise may restore some legitimacy to them.

I’m shocked at how Rizwan is still at number 2! He shouldn’t even be in the top 20!!

The ranking system is still flawed. Rizwan is not even among top 50 Impactful batsmen and yet he is ranked #2 ?

 

[ex-q-zit]

Plz elaborate.



Or as usual gonna make a post and run off without stabding up for what you believe

Let me do the honours.

The ICC rankings is a major farce. Every major team except Pakistan (who play full strength against ZIM n Ned too in bilaterals) do not play full strength and rest key players. As per the ICC rule for every t20 a player misses 2% of the points are deducted. which if a player has 800 points he loses 16 points per match. If its a 3 match series he loses 48 points. With RizBar playing every match whether they are minnows or top teams and playing risk free cricket utilizing maximum amount of balls it was obvious that they would stay at the top.

Buttler missed 7 t20Is in September. Imagine the amount of points he lost. Players like Warner, stoinis etc were rested for India series. Virat Kl rested aginst SA.

Then came SKY who scored consistently at a ridiculously high scoring rate (20-25 50s) which helped him gain additional points unlike the former no. 1s who scored 40-45 ball 50s. Its no ordinary feat to scale up to the top in such a short time.

Hence we now have a deserving no. 1.

 

[ex-q-zit]

He can rank like 100th or whatever I don't care. Even Buttler ranking was like 20 or something before world T20. Everyone knew he was the best.

Thats because buttler missed 7 t20s on the trot against Pakistan which meant he was deducted almost 140-150 points. Most top teams rest their players in t20s hence all lose out on points.

 

[Master Blaster]

Insane amount of dedication, concentration and commitment is need to score day in and day out against B,C,D top teams and minnow A teams. Not all can motivate themselves to score consistently when the competition is weak. Not stats padding it's being competitive and effortless way to remain top batters in the world.
BabRi will rightfully regain their precious top spots soon.

 

[Oxfordchamp]

SKY's rise to the top has simply been exceptional..thanks to IPL again for such a finished product.

 

[NishanKonar]

Actually bigger issue is only Pakistan seems to care so much about ICC rankings. Even Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis mentioned this during 1 episode on their cricket show on A Sports

This is actually bit similar to Indian fans in the 90s. Nobody cared if India won or lost as long as Sachin Tendulkar scored a century. Thankfully that mindset changed in the last 10 years

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Actually bigger issue is only Pakistan seems to care so much about ICC rankings. Even Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis mentioned this during 1 episode on their cricket show on A Sports

This is actually bit similar to Indian fans in the 90s. Nobody cared if India won or lost as long as Sachin Tendulkar scored a century. Thankfully that mindset changed in the last 10 years

Yeah only Pakistan lol. Look at the number of likes.

As I said earlier don't try to represent all Indians here. Only talk about yourself here.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Say hello to the ICC Men's No. 1⃣ T20I Batter! <br><br>Congratulations, <a href="https://twitter.com/surya_14kumar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@surya_14kumar</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamIndia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TeamIndia</a> <a href="https://t.co/vKLbeaQCft">pic.twitter.com/vKLbeaQCft</a></p>— BCCI (@BCCI) <a href="https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1587794249948758018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 2, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[NishanKonar]

Yeah only Pakistan lol.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Say hello to the ICC Men's No. 1⃣ T20I Batter! &#55357;&#56395; &#55357;&#56605;<br><br>Congratulations, <a href="https://twitter.com/surya_14kumar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@surya_14kumar</a>. &#55357;&#56399; &#55357;&#56399;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamIndia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TeamIndia</a> <a href="https://t.co/vKLbeaQCft">pic.twitter.com/vKLbeaQCft</a></p>— BCCI (@BCCI) <a href="https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1587794249948758018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 2, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Its more of an acknowledgement. U don't see Indian fans spending so much time on ICC rankings

But in Pakistan every week you see fans telling why Rizwan is best T20 opener bcoz he is NO 1whne its pretty obvious to anybody who knows cricket that he is far from No 1 T20 batsmen

 

[IAJ]

Let me do the honours.

The ICC rankings is a major farce. Every major team except Pakistan (who play full strength against ZIM n Ned too in bilaterals) do not play full strength and rest key players. As per the ICC rule for every t20 a player misses 2% of the points are deducted. which if a player has 800 points he loses 16 points per match. If its a 3 match series he loses 48 points. With RizBar playing every match whether they are minnows or top teams and playing risk free cricket utilizing maximum amount of balls it was obvious that they would stay at the top.

Buttler missed 7 t20Is in September. Imagine the amount of points he lost. Players like Warner, stoinis etc were rested for India series. Virat Kl rested aginst SA.

Then came SKY who scored consistently at a ridiculously high scoring rate (20-25 50s) which helped him gain additional points unlike the former no. 1s who scored 40-45 ball 50s. Its no ordinary feat to scale up to the top in such a short time.

Hence we now have a deserving no. 1.

After a very long time I am reading a post here which has increased my knowledge. Thanks

 

[MP2011]

This is actually bit similar to Indian fans in the 90s. Nobody cared if India won or lost as long as Sachin Tendulkar scored a century. Thankfully that mindset changed in the last 10 years

That's because we had a crap team throughout '90s. Tendulkar scoring runs was the only saving grave for Indian fans especially in away games.

As for last decade or so, other teams have regressed really badly especially teams like WI. Even Australia during last decade or so isn't anywhere near what they used to be in '90s. That's why its more evens stevens as far as contribution of entire team is concerned.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

T20 rankings are nonsense, regardless of SKY being no.1. The fact is, no team aside from minnows ever play full strength T20 team in bilaterals.

 

[Major]

Let me do the honours.

The ICC rankings is a major farce. Every major team except Pakistan (who play full strength against ZIM n Ned too in bilaterals) do not play full strength and rest key players. As per the ICC rule for every t20 a player misses 2% of the points are deducted. which if a player has 800 points he loses 16 points per match. If its a 3 match series he loses 48 points. With RizBar playing every match whether they are minnows or top teams and playing risk free cricket utilizing maximum amount of balls it was obvious that they would stay at the top.

Buttler missed 7 t20Is in September. Imagine the amount of points he lost. Players like Warner, stoinis etc were rested for India series. Virat Kl rested aginst SA.

Then came SKY who scored consistently at a ridiculously high scoring rate (20-25 50s) which helped him gain additional points unlike the former no. 1s who scored 40-45 ball 50s. Its no ordinary feat to scale up to the top in such a short time.

Hence we now have a deserving no. 1.

So you started off with rankings being scarce

Endit with deserving no.1

The contradiction )

 

[ex-q-zit]

So you started off with rankings being scarce

Endit with deserving no.1

The contradiction )

I dont see what the contradiction is. I said despite the ranking system being flawed SKY could scale to the top. I remember in July when india was playing West Indies SKy could have reached no. 1 as he was just a few points away. But he was rested for 5th t20 thereby losing points as well as opportunity to gain more points.

 

[ex-q-zit]

'I don't know how he does it': Ross Taylor left in awe of Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav has surged to the top of the T20I Batting Rankings but Ross Taylor believes the India sensation can have even more of an impact.

The India star climbed to top spot in the MRF Tyres Men’s Batting Rankings after just 37 T20Is but New Zealand legend Ross Taylor expects Yadav to get even better as he moves up the order.

The right-handed batter averaged 40.65 at an incredible strike rate of 177 on his way to the No.1 ranking, but has generally shone brightest when batting at number four for India in 21 of those T20Is.

Yadav scored his only T20I ton when batting at second drop, and soared to the top of the rankings with an average of 46.56 and strike rate of 184.86 in his usual position.

But Taylor believes Yadav can have even more of an impact when - not if - he moves higher in India’s batting line-up.

“Four-five is the hardest place to bat in T20s,” said Taylor, who batted in those positions in 74 of his 94 T20I innings.

“To be ranked No.1 when you're batting behind KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and (Virat) Kohli, some fantastic batters in there, and for him to just come out and play the way he does is a credit to him.

"I'm sure over time he will start batting up the order, or batting where he wants to, but for a guy batting at four, I still think that's an amazing effort.

“I don't know how he does it. He comes in, he sums up the situation really well, runs well between the wickets, but he has a lot of confidence.

"He intimidates bowlers once he starts getting himself in, because it feels like he can hit the ball anywhere at the moment.”

Taylor was in India for their recent white-ball home series against Australia and South Africa, and was especially impressed with a close-up view of Yadav in action.

The former New Zealand T20I skipper tried to pinpoint what has made Yadav such a success, as well as identifying what separates him from other batters at the moment.

"He's able to utilise the pace, play some dinky shots, but at the same time he's got the power, he's able to hit those pockets, hit them hard,” Taylor said.

"There is something about watching him, you know something is going to happen within two or three balls.

"There was a lot of talk leading into (the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup), that he'd scored a lot of runs in India but could he do it away from home, and I think he's proved a lot of those people wrong.

"The big boundaries as well, he's smacking them for six on the biggest boundaries in the world, so he's silenced a lot of critics.”

ICC

 

[Third Man]

im asking a simple question that at one hand you doubt the ranking system but than when a certain player is no.1 than the system is legimate?

The system never changed though did it.

Its the ridiculous thinking that a certain person deserve to be no.1 and the system is flawed in his favour, but xyz deserves to be no.1 even though it was the same system..

Point being, the system itself never had any fault. Its just your own hate for a guy that you cant admit

I know it's very foolish trying to convince you but I'm going to try. What posters are saying here is that the system is NOT a good one. And the fact that Rizwan was #1 PROVES that it isn't a good ranking system. It's still NOT a good system because it hasn't changed, but the fact that SKY is now the #1 ranked batsman makes the system LOOK GOOD even though it's not.

The system favors averages too much and the fact that SKY can become #1 through that system with the unreal SR that he has, is just remarkable and simply proves that he's BY FAR the best T20 batman in the world.

I hope that helps!

 

[Major]

I know it's very foolish trying to convince you but I'm going to try. What posters are saying here is that the system is NOT a good one. And the fact that Rizwan was #1 PROVES that it isn't a good ranking system. It's still NOT a good system because it hasn't changed, but the fact that SKY is now the #1 ranked batsman makes the system LOOK GOOD even though it's not.

The system favors averages too much and the fact that SKY can become #1 through that system with the unreal SR that he has, is just remarkable and simply proves that he's BY FAR the best T20 batman in the world.

I hope that helps!

again, the same theories being used about LOOKING GOOD.

System is same, it never changed. Only difference is that some of you had issue with system when a particular was no.1, but now that someone else is no.1 you have no issue.

There is no such thing as a Looking Good.

Its the system. It never changed, its same. So plz dont bring me this logic that now its legimate in the past is wasnt;

I hope that helps you

 

[Third Man]

again, the same theories being used about LOOKING GOOD.

System is same, it never changed. Only difference is that some of you had issue with system when a particular was no.1, but now that someone else is no.1 you have no issue.

There is no such thing as a Looking Good.

Its the system. It never changed, its same. So plz dont bring me this logic that now its legimate in the past is wasnt;

I hope that helps you

I for one don't give two hoots about the rankings. I'm simply talking about what people are trying to argue here about the ranking system. I have my own eyes and a brain and I've never thought any one of Babar or Rizwan is the #1 T20 batsmen in the world. I'm not blind.

I do think the likes of SKY, Buttler, and many others are much better T20 players. Where they rank on the ICC ranking farce doesn't matter. At this moment, the ICC's broken clock seems to be right so I'm just pointing that out.

 

[ex-q-zit]

again, the same theories being used about LOOKING GOOD.

System is same, it never changed. Only difference is that some of you had issue with system when a particular was no.1, but now that someone else is no.1 you have no issue.

There is no such thing as a Looking Good.

Its the system. It never changed, its same. So plz dont bring me this logic that now its legimate in the past is wasnt;

I hope that helps you

I clearly explained to you the flaw in the ranking system. It deducts 2% per match for every palyer that misses a match (he may be dropped, injured or rested doesn't matter). While most countries rest their key players regularly especially when playing weaker oppositions Pak is the only team that plays it main team against any team be it australia or uganda. Thats why RizBar played teams like zimbabwe instead of resting and allowing other youngsters to gain experience.

SKY could go on to wrest the no. 1 not just because of his consistency but all the high scoring rate which gave him extra valuable points unlike the previous 2 no. 1s who struck in 120s s/r but scoring heavily as they swallowed up 50-60 balls. Sky more often than not scores the same runs in around 20-30 balls.

So we all are saying SKY became no. 1 despite the system not because of the system. Apart from SKy you will hardly ever see a batsman who is not batting in top 3 of batting order.

 

[moghul]

Congratulations to SKY and congratulations to India! Fully deserving player at the top of the rankings.

A player who plays the game with the right intent and for his team. A sr of 180 at number 4, absolute world class numbers!

To his and India’s credit, his runs have come against the main bowling attacks of the nations he has dominated (and failed against as well)!

Now this Number 1 batsman has the job to get his team over the line in the semis and final if India get there.

I am glad to see some order restored in the ICC rankings for T20i cricket. Hopefully the ICC improves its awarding system in order to reward the correct players regardless of the consistency of runs against poor oppositions and dead rubbers. Even with this poor system of rewarding in play, nobody can doubt SKY is the best T20i batsman in the world!!

Absolutely, SKY is the true #1 , unlike the one who plays only for himself at a slow RR.

 

[Kriketer]

What delusional bunch. Ranking doesn't work when certain player leads, but it's fine when the other player tops?! One can only laugh at such silly logic.

Surya has played half a dozen more T20 games this year than Rizwan and Babar and folks here are trying so hard to justify how one deserves it more than the other, and how in one case ranking is a joke and the other way around it isn't a joke and is justified. Stop your tears and those pointless analysis, it only comes across as comical piece when one makes such idiotic claims.

 

[MenInG]

India right-hander and newly crowned No.1 T20I batter in the world Suryakumar Yadav has revealed the secrets behind his recent transformation from domestic obscurity to international star.

Yadav capped off a tremendous period of dominance on Wednesday when he overtook Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan and became just the second India player to hold the No.1 spot on the MRF Tyres ICC Men's Player Rankings for T20I batters.

The 32-year-old's rise to the top comes less than 20 months since he made his international debut, with the dynamic batter having already amassed a resume that most players would be happy with from an entire career.

Rizwan's reign is over as India star rises to rankings pinnacle
Yadav has one T20I century and an impressive 11 half-centuries to his name, but it's the batting strike rate in excess of 177 and an ability to score in all parts of the ground and be a 360-degree player that stands out.

Just moments after finding out he was the new No.1 T20I batter in the world, Yadav was asked about his remarkable rise to the top and what had helped him reach the rankings pinnacle.

"The freedom from the (India) management is a big boost for any player because the number at which I bat there is a lot of pressure when you go into bat.

"I feel the way they have handled me and given me a green signal to express fearlessly and I enjoy what I do wherever I am in the side, even if I get out.

"Out of 10 times, if I am succeeding seven times why not take a positive route?"

Taking the positive route is an excellent thought process to have while batting in the shortest format and one that Yadav may have thought he would never get the chance to show after years of toil at domestic level in India.

Yadav scored an eye-catching 73 for Mumbai on his Ranji Trophy debut way back in 2010 and had compiled almost 100 first-class appearances in domestic cricket in India prior to finally getting his chance on the international stage.

That opportunity came against England in Ahmedabad in March last year and now Yadav is one of the first players picked by India coach Rahul Dravid.

Yadav said a lot of hard work had gone into him reaching the No.1 spot on the T20I batter rankings and he knows he must continue to evolve he wants to maintain his place there.

"I am really happy with it (No.1 ranking) and it has been hard work all the way," he said.

"Reaching (No.1) was very difficult, but I think staying here will be more difficult.

"It will be a challenge, but I will try my best."

Yadav's current and most pressing task is trying to help India to a second T20 World Cup title in Australia and the Asian side needs to defeat Zimbabwe at the MCG on Sunday to make sure they qualify for the semi-finals.

The India No.4 maintains he won't change his approach too much in the clash against the African nation and he will continue to try and take the momentum away from the opposition's bowlers.

"What I have learnt about my game and what I have learnt about T20 cricket is after seven overs and until 15 overs the other teams try and control the game,” Yadav said.

"That is the phase where I try and challenge myself and take the game on.

"I bat with a healthy strike rate and bat with a good run rate so my team and the batters coming in later on to finish the game have an easier job for them.”

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[jnaveen1980]

"Out of 10 times, if I am succeeding seven times why not take a positive route?"

Good approach to T20. If you have 4 or 5 such players have that attitude and skill you are more likely to find one or two clicking.

 

[ex-q-zit]

SKY regarding claiming no. 1 t20 ranking:

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[SpiritOf1903]

The sycophancy is a bit much from commentators

 

[Rana]

This is pure Zalalat of Zimbabwe bowlers who destroyed Pakistani batsmen!

 

[Ab Fan]

Tell me if I was wrong in claiming that SKY's batting reminds us of ABDV, ofcourse the morons will shut up now. But he definitely has the range of shots pretty much like ABD. You would feel that you are watching a video game. Freak level!

 

[jnaveen1980]

lol Every time i thought i would think of where he would hit this line he always found a way

 

[asifp]

Wail wait till he plays a match winning innings against a big team when is matters

Failed on all four occasions against Pakistan. Feasts on billateral cricket and minnows.

Can't play the short ball to save his life.

 

[saeedhk]

Wail wait till he plays a match winning innings against a big team when is matters

Failed on all four occasions against Pakistan. Feasts on billateral cricket and minnows.

Can't play the short ball to save his life.

He smashed England in England and hit Aussie bowlers all over the park in recently concluded series in India.

 

[bujhee kom]

No one flukes the #1 ranking. The guys who have held it got there through consistent performance. That said SKY pairs insane scoring with a high impact SR which is extra special.

 

[saeedhk]

Another freak innings from him today! The two sixes in the last over were extra-terrestrial. Nobody can match the greatness of SKY. The most entertaining and valuable batsman in world cricket now. Those who downplay him are jealous of his caliber!

 

[IccKnockout]

Wail wait till he plays a match winning innings against a big team when is matters

Failed on all four occasions against Pakistan. Feasts on billateral cricket and minnows.

Can't play the short ball to save his life.

News Flash :
Pakistan is not the only "big team" in the world

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Wail wait till he plays a match winning innings against a big team when is matters

Failed on all four occasions against Pakistan. Feasts on billateral cricket and minnows.

Can't play the short ball to save his life.

Same pakistan who couldn't save their *** against Zimbabwe?
Why is it so much important for him to perform against Pakistan? He already has smashed better bowling lineups. Go and watch his innings against England, Australia and RSA.

 

[Joseph Gomes]

This is pure Zalalat of Zimbabwe bowlers who destroyed Pakistani batsmen!

Babar and Rizwan are batting like tailenders, of course Pak got humiliated. India have much better batting depth

 

[DRsohail]

Treat to watch . In knock outs he is going to be the key for India.

 

[bujhee kom]

Same pakistan who couldn't save their *** against Zimbabwe?
Why is it so much important for him to perform against Pakistan? He already has smashed better bowling lineups. Go and watch his innings against England, Australia and RSA.

For Pk fans performance v India carries extra weight. For Indians, returns vs Pk does. Ditto Ashes rivals. It is the nature of rivalry.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

If he plays > 10 balls then he becomes almost impossible to stop

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Suryakumar Yadav at this tournament:<br><br>61* off 25<br>30 off 16<br>68 off 40<br>51* off 25<br>15 off 10<br><br>215 runs<br>75.00 average<br>193.96 strike-rate<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/T20WorldCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#T20WorldCup</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1589192246955737093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2022</a></blockquote>
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[hoshiarpurexpress]

eh.. it is just T20I ranking. Test Batter No.1 should be the aim.

 

[MenInG]

Suryakumar Yadav made history for India on Sunday during his match-defining knock against Zimbabwe.

Yadav struck 61 off just 25 balls to put the Zimbabwe bowlers to the sword late on, lifting India from a chaseable target to 186/5 – something that proved out of their opponents' reach.

And in scoring his half-century, SKY went past 1000 runs in T20 Internationals in 2022.

The 32-year-old is the first Indian to achieve the feat and only the second player ever to do so, following in the footsteps of Mohammad Rizwan in 2021, with the Pakistan opener finishing with 1326 runs last year.

SKY's achievement is even more extraordinary considering he has made his record run return batting most frequently at number four, limiting the number of deliveries faced substantially. Rizwan’s enormous haul last year came from 983 balls, whereas Yadav’s total has been hit off just 550.

That is the biggest contrast with many of the other top run-scorers in the all-time T20I list – Yadav has accumulated his sizeable number of runs at an extremely fast pace.

In 2022 so far, Yadav has hit 1026 runs at an average of 44.60 and a strike rate of 186.54.

Averaging more than 40 in T20Is is world-class in itself. Hitting at a strike rate in excess of 180 is also world-class.

To combine the two is breaking new ground; SKY's batting feats are changing the game in front of our very eyes.

The finish to his innings against Zimbabwe just hammered home that point, as Yadav somehow flicked a full ball from well outside his off stump over his shoulder and away for six at fine leg, prompting the commentator to exclaim: “You can’t do that! Wow!

“There was a sluggishness to the innings and it took him to break it, it took him to get the innings going, and he’s kept going. It’s a gem of an innings, as many of his fans have become accustomed to whenever it is that he takes to the crease.”


So what is the secret?

Part of Yadav’s success has come thanks to his late arrival on the international stage, with years of IPL experience allowing him to hone his game away from the even brighter spotlight that the national team brings.

But what separates SKY from the rest is his combination of classical batting ability and a genuine 360-range of shots in his armoury. Those two talents, along with his incredible understanding of how to manage an innings, make him something truly special.

And his success isn’t down to luck. In a recent interview with ESPN, Yadav revealed that every visit to the crease is accompanied by a clear and attacking plan.

“You have to plan when you go in to bat. You have to plan your shots, what shots you will play against the spinners, the fast bowlers.

“There are areas - one side is short, one side is long, which areas you should target.

“So there are three, four things which you plan, you read, and then you go in the game and then you execute.”

It’s fair to say at this point that Yadav’s plans and executions are well and truly on point.

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[Concerned]

This guys turning into a problem - such impact whilst batting.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Today he played some ridiculous shot. He carved a wide yorker attempt by left armer over square leg for six. This is not a small ground. This is MCG. Incredible he could nail that.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

He is an exciting player and is showing consistency. Pandya was looking like a tailender batting alongside him. Also ICC got it wrong. Sky should have been in their promo instead of Pant.

 

[ex-q-zit]

'There are players like Kohli and Rohit but Suryakumar's different. India never had a player like that before': Gambhir

India legend Gautam Gambhir reserved the ultimate praise for Suryakumar Yadav who once again showed why he is the most feared batter in the India's line-up despite the presence of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma.

Suryakumar Yadav once again showed why he is the most feared batter in the India's line-up despite the presence of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma. On Sunday, against Zimbabwe, in the last group-stage match of the T20 World Cup, Suryakumar, the newly-crowned No.1 T20I batter in the world, lit up Melbourne Cricket Ground with flurry of boundaries, making a mockery of the Zimbabwe attack in India's 71-run win. After the match, India legend Gautam Gambhir reserved the ultimate praise for the batter.

Zimbabwe had some respite after pulling things back in their favour following KL Rahul's fifty. Zimbabwe had nothing lose having already been ousted from the semis race, while India were vying for the top spot in the points table. But Suryakumar Yadav had other plans. He laced six boundaries and hit four maximums in his 25-ball 61 as India notched up a mammoth total.

Gambhir was just in awe of Suryakumar's strokeplay. Speaking to Star Sports after the match, he opined that while India have the likes of Kohli and Rohit, they have never had a player like Suryakumar, who could bat in that fashion at No.4. He also picked the India star as the Player of the Tournament for his impactful knocks in this World Cup.

“There are players like Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma, who are very orthodox players. Suryakumar Yadav is different. Enjoy, watch and relish it. Because you don't get these kind of players that often and India has never had this kind of player, especially batting at No.4. You will get traditional players who will give you much more consistency, but imagine the strike rate if Suryakumar, what was it, 180 I guess? Above 200 runs, three fifties...he is the Player of the Tournament for me already even if India don't go on to win it. He is already the best because the kind of impact he has had,” he said.

“He does not get the luxury of playing those first six overs. But he bats at No.4 and with a strike rate of 175/180. No batter at No.4 has that kind of an impact in this World Cup.”

India will play their semi-final match against England.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...at-before-gautam-gambhir-101667736651896.html

 

[jnaveen1980]

Seems like Gambhir is getting trolled for comparing SKY's shot with Kohli's shot. Fans are not happy.