India's Suryakumar Yadav named Wisdens leading T20I cricketer; Harmanpreet Kaur wins women's honours
April 18, 2023
Suryakumar enjoyed a stellar 2022 and was rewarded for his excellent show throughout the world in different conditions. The Mumbai Indians batter scored a total of 1164 of them at a ridiculous strike rate of 187.43 in 2022. His tally of 68 T20I sixes saw him register another record to his name for the most T20I Sixes in a calendar year.
Interestingly, he helped India win 28 T20I matches in 2022 out of 40 and was instrumental in the teams success in England, West Indies, Australia and New Zealand. His two centuries and nine half-tons - including three in the 2022 T20 World Cup alone were the features of his batting display for the national side. His special ton included his maiden hundred against England in Nottingham as they beat the hosts in their own backyard where he scored 55-ball 117.
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On the horizon, Harmanpreet is one of the Five Cricketers of the Year announced in the 2023 Wisden Cricketers Almanack. The skipper of the Indian womens team, Harmanpreet led India to a silver medal in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) where India lost in the final to Australia. She also was instrumental in Indias first series win on English soil since 1999, as they beat England 3-0.
The 34-year-old piled on 754 ODI runs, including an unbeaten 143 in the England ODIs and 524 T20I runs and had an amazing 2022.
On the flip side, England captain Ben Stokes has been named as the Wisden Almanack's leading men's cricketer in the world; international team-mate Jonny Bairstow wins a new award for an individual Test performance, while Ben Foakes and Matthew Potts are named as two of the five cricketers of the year.
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Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 9:53 am