New Delhi: Leaving behind the disappointment found in the T20 World Cup 2022, the Indian team is ready to do two-two hands with New Zealand. The three-match T20 series between the two teams is starting on 18 November. The first match of the prestigious series will be played in Wellington from 12-noon Indian time. People have high hopes for star batsman Suryakumar Yadav in this exciting match. If Yadav’s bat works, he will also make a special achievement in his name.
Yadav is 286 runs short of scoring the most runs in a calendar year
Suryakumar Yadav has played 29 matches for the Indian team this year, scoring 1040 runs in 29 innings at an average of 43.33. If he scores 286 more runs in the three-match T20I series against New Zealand, he will go past Pakistani opener Mohammad Rizwan to score the most runs in a calendar year.
Rizwan scored 1326 runs in the year 2021
Currently, the record for scoring the most runs in a calendar year in T20 cricket is in the name of Mohammad Rizwan. In the year 2021, playing 29 matches, Rizwan scored 1326 runs in 26 innings at an average of 73.66. During this, one century and 12 fifties came out of his bat. Meanwhile, his strike was 134.89.
T20 career of Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav has scored 1284 runs in 38 innings at an average of 41.42 while playing 40 matches in the longest format of cricket for the Indian team. During this, one century and 12 fifties have come out of his bat. Yadav’s strike rate in T20 International cricket is 179.08.
