"He Is Doing It Better Than Anyone Right Now" - Ricky Ponting On Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav bagged the  ICC T20I Cricketer Of the Year Award and was the backbone of the Indian Cricket Team. The batter was in rollicking form in the 2022 calendar year where he scored 1,164 runs at an average of 46.56 with a strike rate of 187.43.

Suryakumar would rue the fact that he couldn’t help team India win the elusive T20 World Cup 2022. It won’t be wrong to say that the right-handed batter has revolutionized the T20I Cricket with his wide range of shots where he surprises the opponent.

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Ricky Ponting on Suryakumar Yadav

Ricky Ponting was having an interaction with Adam Gilchrist on ICC Review and was asked about Suryakumar Yadav.

“He’s probably doing it better than anyone’s ever done it right now. We talk about players that can score 360 degrees Some of the shots he’s hitting back behind the wicket-keeper and over fine leg are just remarkable,” said Ricky Ponting.

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Ricky Ponting on Suryakumar Yadav’s Batting Approach

Ricky Ponting was asked about his batting technique. “Five or six years ago, he started doing that a lot in the IPL. He was very good at flicking the ball over deep-backward square and getting the ball over fine-leg.  Surya’s now been able to hit short balls on the way up and flick short balls over the keeper’s head and they’re going for six, not just for four,” said Ricky Ponting.

“I think innovation-wise, skill-wise, I haven’t seen a better player in the game. What it’s going to do as well, a lot of other players are going to try and do the things he’s doing and it’s going to add another level of skill to the T20 game all around the world.

“Someone said during the IPL this year there are going to be guys who are going to try and do exactly the same as what Surya’s doing, and that’s going to be great for the game,” he added.

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