YearEnder 2022 Indian Cricket: One more year has gone by. The year 2022 gave Indian cricket fans exhilarating moments of joy, coupled with individual brilliances that will stay fresh in the fans memories for a very long time. From Virat Kohli, shedding off his poor run of form to get back amongst runs, to the crowning of the new King SuryaKumar Yadav; from Ishan Kishan’s ODI double ton in Chattogram to Jasprit Bumrah’s 6-fer against England at the Oval, Indian cricket witness some special performances from some high class performers. Follow InsideSport.IN for more sports latest updates.
YearEnder 2022 Indian Cricket: From RETURN of King Kohli to crowning of new KING SuryaKumar Yadav, Relive Indian cricket finest moments: Year 2022 in Review
Let’s take a pause, rewind our memories and reflect on the spectacular performances by Indian cricketers in the year that has gone by. Here’s the complete list:
1. Ishan Kishan’s record breaking 210 vs Bangladesh
With the series already lost to Bangladesh, India came into the dead rubber in Chattogram to salvage some pride. They did more than just save their honour as their replacement opener, Ishan Kishan, slammed his way into the record books. The diminutive opener slammed 210 runs in just 131 balls against a hapless Bangladeshi attack.
On the way to his double ton, he broke several records, the most prominent of which was the fastest double hundred in ODI history in just 126 balls. He became also the youngest batsman to score a double hundred in ODIs at just 24 years and 145 days and only the fourth Indian after Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Rohit Sharma to enter the 200 club.
𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐊𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐍 🔥🔥
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧.
He is the fourth Indian to do so. Take a bow, @ishankishan51 💥💥#BANvIND pic.twitter.com/Mqr2EdJUJv
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 10, 2022
2. Virat Kohli’s special drowns Pakistan at the MCG
The game was gone for all money when India was reduced to 31/4 in 6.1 overs chasing an improbable 160 runs to win against arch-rivals Pakistan. India’s superman Virat Kohli was their only hope, and he didn’t disappoint. Alongside Hardik Pandya, he took the game deep, and when 28 runs were required in the last eight balls, Kohli unleashed two outrageous sixes from nowhere off Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf to take the game into the last over.
As and when Ravichandran Ashwin lofted the ball over mid-off for a single, the whole MCG erupted, as did over a billion fans back home and around the world. Kohli, looking from the outside, shed a tear or two, signaling what this knock meant to him and the whole of India.
October 23rd 2022 will always be special in my heart. Never felt energy like that in a cricket game before. What a blessed evening that was 💫🙏 pic.twitter.com/rsil91Af7a
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) November 26, 2022
3. Suryakumar Yadav’s 360* show in 2022
Indian batter SuryaKumar Yadav will not forget the year 2022 in a hurry. Right through the year, he played some breathtaking, jaw dropping, and scintillating knocks to keep the opposition and most of the times his teammates as well on the edge of their seats. In all, he scored 1164 runs from 31 innings, with the help of two tons and nine half-centuries to his name. His strike rate was in excess of 187, and most of his knocks produced victories for the Blues.
In the middle of the year, he smashed 117 runs against England in Nottingham, and by the time the T20 World Cup arrived, he scored runs at will. His knocks against South Africa, Netherlands and Zimbabwe were pure masterclass in T20 format. He finished the year on a perfect note by smashing unbeaten 111 against the Kiwis in their backyard.
Dominant win 😎
Onto the next one 💪 pic.twitter.com/FGZdxxXQWE— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) November 20, 2022
4. Hardik Pandya sinks Pakistan in Dubai, 2022 Asia Cup
First, he took three crucial wickets with the ball to restrict arch-rivals Pakistan to a respectable total of 147 in Team India’s opening encounter in the 2022 Asia Cup. Then with the bat, Hardik Pandya made his presence felt, as he scored an invaluable 33 runs off just 17 balls under immense pressure to take the Blues home. He kept his calm and fittingly smashed the winning six to take India past the winning line in the final over with just two balls to spare.
We fought. We fought real hard! And we’ll keep fighting 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/7esrZxg74l
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) August 28, 2022
5. Virat Kohli’s 72nd International Ton, goes past Ricky Ponting
Virat Kohli has scored so many hundreds that at times it is hard to keep a count of all of them. However, the one against Bangladesh in the 3rd ODI in Chattogram will be etched in the minds and hearts of Indian cricket fans forever. The match belonged to Ishan Kishan for his monumental double hundred, but Kohli made the occasion extra special by registering his 44th hundred in ODIs. This was his 72nd hundred in international cricket, and with it, he went past former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting’s record of 71 tons. The only man ahead of him is his idol, Sachin Tendulkar, the lone man with 100 international hundreds.
𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐕𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐓 𝐊𝐎𝐇𝐋𝐈 💥💯
He brings up his 44th ODI ton off 85 deliveries.
He goes past Ricky Ponting to be second on the list in most number of centuries in international cricket.
Live – https://t.co/HGnEqtZJsM #BANvIND pic.twitter.com/ohSZTEugfD
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 10, 2022
6. Virat Kohli ends 1021 days century drought in Dubai
Even the great man smiled at the end, puzzled as to how this could have happened. Virat Kohli ended his 1021-day international cricket drought with a maiden T20I century against Afghanistan in Dubai earlier this year. Because both teams were eliminated from the Asia Cup 2022, the match had little or no relevance. Kohli, for a change, opened the innings and stunned everyone with his delightful strokeplay and all-round game to bring up his 71st hundred in international cricket. Kohli’s last ton came in November 2019, before the hundred in Dubai.
There it is! 💯 for @imVkohli 👏👏
His first in T20Is and 71st in International Cricket.
Live – https://t.co/1UkuWxy3Ee #INDvAFG #AsiaCup2022 pic.twitter.com/2Yeakk1oLc
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 8, 2022
7. Rishabh Pant’s heroics in Manchester, Test tons in Birmingham & Cape Town
By the end of the year, Rishabh Pant struggled with form an injuries. However, at the start of 2022, his bat was scoring runs across formats, barring T20Is. Pant’s standout knock has to be the one against England in Manchester ODI. With the series on the line, Pant saved his best for the last and smashed unbeaten 125 to take India to a famous 2-1 series win over England in their backyard.
As far as Test matches goes, Pant has had a fabulous year, averaging over 64 with the bat from 6 Tests. He scored two hundreds, both of which came in overseas conditions. The first of them against South Africa in Cape Town and that too in the 2nd innings. The next hundred came in the 5th rescheduled Test match against England in Birmingham. The southpaw smashed 146 runs in the 1st innings to go with 57 runs in the second innings. Unfortunately, India failed to register a win in both the Tests.
📸📸
💯 @RishabhPant17 #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/FCEjm2yseq
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 1, 2022
8. Ravindra Jadeja’s 175 & 5-fer vs Sri Lanka, Mohali
Like Rishabh Pant, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja too had a fabulous run in Test cricket this year. His best performance in red ball cricket came against Sri Lanka in the 1st Test in Mohali in March this year. Jadeja, with the bat first scored a mammoth 175 runs batting at the number 7th position. Then with the ball, he bagged a 5-fer in Sri Lanka’s first innings to go with another four wickets in the second. He became only the fourth Indian cricketer to achieve the unique record of scoring a ton and then bag a five-fer in a Test match. India won the test match by an innings and 222 runs.
💯@imjadeja brings up his 2nd Test CENTURY 👏👏.
Live – https://t.co/XaUgORcj5O #INDvSL @Paytm pic.twitter.com/L4rYFhWLlM
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 5, 2022
9. Jasprit Bumrah 6/19 vs England, The Oval
Following the heartbreak of the Birmingham Test, Team India needed a special performance from one of its star players to get back on track in the ODI series against England. Boom Boom Bumrah delivered a stellar performance. In the first ODI at the Oval, the Indian pacer took six wickets and broke England’s back. Bumrah took advantage of the overcast conditions to become the first Indian bowler to record a six-wicket haul against England in England. India easily won the match by 10 wickets.
एका पेक्षा एक wickets 🤩🔥
𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐌 🤝 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐈 – Causing Destruction!💥#OneFamily #ENGvIND @Jaspritbumrah93 @MdShami11 pic.twitter.com/ASkZjSp0sb
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) July 12, 2022
10. Cheteshwar Pujara ends Test ton drought after 1443 days
Cheteshwar Pujara’s two-Test series against Bangladesh was pivotal for a variety of reasons. The number three batter for Team India passed the test with flying colors. Pujara scored his first Test century in 1443 days in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram. This was Pujara’s 19th Test century, and it came after a 52-inning wait. His most recent century came in January 2019 against Australia in Sydney. India won the Test series 2-0, and it was a double delight for Pujara, who was also named series MVP. He finished with 222 runs from four innings at an average of 74, a ton and a half-century.
We couldn’t have asked for a better way to begin our Test Series. Superb all-around performance as a unit. Victories like these are always special! Thank you for your love and support. We keep marching 💪 pic.twitter.com/iv3btoy6O3
— Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1) December 18, 2022
YearEnder 2022 Indian Cricket: From RETURN of King Kohli to crowning of new KING SuryaKumar Yadav, Relive Indian cricket finest moments: Year 2022 in Review
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