ICC Men’s Best T20 Cricketer 2022: India’s own Mr. 360, Suryakumar Yadav has been named a nominee for the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2022 award. The shortlist includes batters from three different continents, including Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza, England all-rounder Sam Curran and Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan. Follow cricket NEWS, LIVE updates & LIVE Scores with InsideSport.IN
- Suryakumar Yadav has been nominated for the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2022 award
- Mohammad Rizwan, Sam Curran, and Sikandar Raza have also made it to the shortlist
- The award winner will be chosen by online fan voting and ICC Voting Academy
- Voting will commence early in January with the winners announced later in the month
ICC Men’s Best T20 Cricketer 2022: Suryakumar Yadav FAVOURITE, faces competition from Mohd Rizwan, Sam Curran & Sikandar Raza for Men’s t20 Cricketer of the Year, Follow LIVE Updates
Suryakumar Yadav – India
1164 runs in 31 matches
Suryakumar Yadav had a sensational 2022 in the shortest format of the game, becoming just the second batter to score more than 1000 runs in a year in the format. He ended the year as the highest run-getter, scoring 1164 runs at a ridiculous strike-rate of 187.43.
His tally of 68 sixes in the calendar year in T20Is is the highest anyone has recorded in the format in a year by a fair distance. Yadav’s incredible consistency in the format is reflected in his average which stood in the mid-40s. With two hundreds and nine half-centuries in the year, Yadav was the standout men’s T20I batter.
In the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia, Yadav recorded three fifties in six innings, averaging nearly 60 in the tournament while going at a strike-rate of 189.68. He continued his stellar year after the tournament too, recording his second hundred in T20Is in the year in the bilateral series in New Zealand. The year also saw Yadav become the top-ranked MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings, achieving a career-high 890 rating points.
Memorable performance
In what was an outstanding year for Yadav in T20Is, there were quite a few eye-catching performances. His maiden T20I hundred, a stunning 117 off 55 balls against England in Nottingham, however, stood out. From 31/3 in a run chase of 216, Yadav lifted India with his outrageous stroke-making, giving the visitors a chance at chasing down the target. His dismissal sealed India’s hopes, but he put the team within touching distance of what would have been an incredible win.
Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran & Mohammad Rizwan in Shortlist
Sikandar Raza had a stellar year with the bat and also contributed significantly with the ball in T20Is. With 735 runs in the year at a strike-rate of over 150, Raza scored more than 250 runs over the next best Zimbabwe batter in T20Is. He also led the wickets chart for them, taking 25 wickets at an excellent economy rate of 6.13.
The Player of the Tournament at the 2022 T20 World Cup, Sam Curran’s bowling stocks in T20s rose in the year with his death bowling, in particular, earning plaudits. With England missing key fast bowlers at the tournament, Curran stepped up admirably to finish the World Cup with 13 wickets to his name, second only to Wanindu Hasaranga of Sri Lanka.
Mohammad Rizwan amassed 996 runs in the year, continuing on from his record-breaking year in T20Is in 2021. Rizwan hit 10 half-centuries in the year in T20Is, and finished with 175 runs in the T20 World Cup. Averaging 45.27 in T20Is in 2022, Rizwan enhanced his reputation as an anchor at the top of Pakistan’s batting line-up.
Voting
The voting for the ICC Awards 2022 will then in the first few days of January 2023, and a larger group of international media representatives—the ICC Voting Academy—will submit their choices alongside international cricket fans, who will once again be encouraged to vote for their favourites at icc-cricket.com. The winner will be decided by adding the results of the ICC Voting Academy selections and the fan vote.
How to Vote?
- Fans registered with the ICC can vote via the ICC website
- The Voting Academy submit their votes by email and hold a 90 per cent share of the vote
- Fans vote account for the 10 per cent share of vote
- The winner will be announced in the late January
ICC Men’s Best T20 Cricketer 2022: Suryakumar Yadav FAVOURITE, faces competition from Mohd Rizwan, Sam Curran & Sikandar Raza for Men’s t20 Cricketer of the Year, Follow LIVE Updates
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