"If We Look At The Whole Year And See Who Is The Player Who Has Changed T20 Cricket, Suryakumar Deserves To Win" - Saba Karim On ICC T20I Player Of The Year Award

The International Cricket Council (ICC) unveiled the nominees for the Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year award for 2022 on Thursday. Suryakumar Yadav, Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza, England all-rounder Sam Curran, and Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan have been nominated. Former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim believes Suryakumar Yadav and Sam Curran are the front-runners to win the award.

Suryakumar, the No. 1 ranked batter in T20Is, had a fantastic 2022 with the bat, scoring 1164 runs from 31 matches at an impressive average of 46.56 and a strike rate of 187.43, including 68 sixes and 104 fours in the shortest format. Surya was also the third-highest scorer in the 2022 T20 World Cup.

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Sam Curran has been named the Player of the Tournament in the T20 World Cup 2022. The all-rounder was the second-highest wicket-taker with 13 wickets at an economy rate of 6.52 in six matches with a 5/10 best performance. He took 25 wickets and scored 67 runs in 19 T20s this year.

If We Look At The Whole Year Suryakumar Deserves To Win – Saba Karim

Speaking to India News Sports, Saba Karim said that both Suryakumar and Curran deserved to win. He said Curran could win if the jury gives more weightage to T20 World Cup 2022 performances, and if they analyze who has performed better throughout the year, the Indian batsman will win.

“Sam Curran will give Suryakumar Yadav tough competition. Curran played exceptionally well for England at the T20 World Cup. If the jury makes the decision based on the T20 World Cup, Curran could win the award. But if we look at the whole year and see who is the player who has changed T20 cricket, Suryakumar deserves to win.”

Sam Curran Has A Slight Edge Over Suryakumar Yadav – Reetinder Singh Sodhi

Reetinder Singh Sodhi believes Sam Curran can win the ICC T20I Player of the Year. He said that Curran had been outstanding in white-ball cricket recently, helping his country win the T20 World Cup in Australia. Sodhi went on to say that Yadav would have received the award if India had won the ICC Championship.

“I think Sam Curran has a slight edge over Suryakumar Yadav. His value has increased significantly of late. We saw how the franchises went all out to sign him at the IPL auction. His performances have been fantastic, even during the T20 World Cup.”

“Suryakumar would have definitely gotten the award had he won the World Cup for India. Considering Sam Curran’s performances at the all-important World Cup, he appears to be the frontrunner.”

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