Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Ashok Yadav (born 14 September 1990)[2] is an Indian cricketer and plays for Mumbai Indians in IPL. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. He previously played for Kolkata Knight Riders.

Suryakumar Yadav
Personal information
Full nameSuryakumar Ashok Yadav
Born (1990-09-14) 14 September 1990
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NicknameSurya, SKY [1]
BattingRight-handed batsman
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010 – presentMumbai
2011 – 2013; 2018 – presentMumbai Indians (squad no. 77)
2014 – 2017Kolkata Knight Riders (squad no. 212)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 77 93 158
Runs scored 5,326 2,447 3,255
Batting average 39.68 35.46 31.29
100s/50s 10/20 2/10 0/13
Top score 200 134* 94*
Balls bowled 1154 418 132
Wickets 24 6 6
Bowling average 22.91 60.00 23.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 4/47 2/20 2/11
Catches/stumpings 101/- 53/- 76/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 October 2020

Early life

In a typical middle-class family, Yadav learnt his skills while playing in the streets of Maharashtra. At the age of 10, his father saw his inclination towards the game and enrolled him in a cricket camp in BARC colony in Chembur.

At age 12, his coach H. S. Kamath saw his exceptional dedication as a player and kept him motivated for the best. He then went to Elf Vengsarkar Academy where he was guided by Dilip Vengsarkar. He went on to play all the age group tournament of Mumbai.[3]

Career

Suryakumar Yadav made his first-class debut against Delhi during the 2010-11 Ranji Season. He had a great start to his career as he top-scored for Mumbai with a well compiled 73 and was the only player to score a fifty in Mumbai's first innings.

Since then, he has been a regular member of the side and has scored reasonably well in every season.[4]

In October 2018, he was named in India C's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.[5] In October 2019, he was named in the India C squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[6]

Indian Premier League

Care by his talent, he received an IPL contract from Mumbai Indians for 2012 season. He played just one match in the season. This match was the third match of the IPL.[7] He got dismissed after scoring just zero runs by Marlon Samuels.

He was bought by KKR in the 2014 IPL auctions as they were trying to rebuild the team by focusing on young talent. He broke the headlines in IPL 2015 when he hit a match-winning – 20-ball 46 with five sixes – against Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens.

His soon pivotal cameos earned the designation of vice-captain of the team and he played all the matches in 7th edition of IPL, primarily due to his incredible strike-rate.

He was the most valuable uncapped player in 2018 IPL auctions, being bought at a price of ₹3.2 crore (US$450,000) by the Mumbai Indians.[8]

References
  1. https://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/ipl/ipl-2015-gautam-gambhir-lauds-suryakumar-yadav-nicknames-him-sky_1576098.html
  2. Suryakumar Yadav, ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  3. "Suryakumar Yadav Biography, Achievements, Career Info, Records & Stats - Sportskeeda". m.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  4. Ranji Trophy Elite, 2011/12 - Mumbai ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  5. "Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  6. "Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up". SportStar. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  7. "Cricket scorecard - Mumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors, 3rd Match, Indian Premier League 2012". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  8. "List of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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