T20 World Cup 2022: Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav dominate charts regardless of not enjoying group video games

T20 World Cup 2022: Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav are two of the three main run-scorers within the ongoing mega occasion in Australia. The 32-year-old Suryakumar has batted at a strike-rate of 193.96.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 6, 2022 22:44 IST

T20 WC 2022: Kohli, Suryakumar dominate charts regardless of not enjoying group video games. Courtesy: AP

By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: The 2022 version of the T20 World Cup 2022 began on October 16, however it was solely from October 23 that Team India began their marketing campaign within the multi-nation mega occasion in Australia.

The Group video games consisting of eight groups fought for 4 spots within the Super 12. Statistics associated to the championship began to be collected from the Group stage itself.

Hence, there have been no brownie factors for the gamers from the groups, who robotically made their means by means of to the Super 12.

Therefore, as far ending as main run-scorers was involved, a number of top-class batters have been at a significant drawback going into the Super 12 stage.

However, it didn’t matter a lot to Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav. Kohli, who turned 34 years outdated on Saturday, is presently the main run-scorer within the World Cup.

In 5 matches, the Delhi-born batter has racked up 246 runs at a median of 123 and a strike fee of 138.98 with three half-centuries to point out for his efforts.

His high rating of 82 got here in opposition to Pakistan in a match on the Melbourne Cricket Ground that had loads of twists and turns. The two sixes he hit off Haris Rauf garnered him reward from each nook and nook of the world.

From there on, Kohli has carried on and hasn’t let his guard down. Recently, he additionally turned the main run-scorer in all T20 World Cups after he surpassed Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene.

Suryakumar, however, is within the type of his life. In India’s Super 12 match in opposition to Zimbabwe, the 32-year-old turned solely the second batter to attain over 1000 T20I runs in a calendar 12 months.

Having confronted solely 116 balls within the World Cup, Suryakumar has scored 225 runs at a median of 75 and, most significantly, a strike-rate of 193.96.

Legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar mentioned that it’s very onerous to point out consistency whereas enjoying at a strike-rate like that of Suryakumar.

On the again of Virat and Suryakumar’s brilliance, India managed to beat Zimbabwe by 71 runs on the Melbourne Cricket Ground and superior to the semi-final the place they may face England on November 9 on the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Moreover, India, captained by Rohit Sharma, is the one workforce that completed with 4 wins within the Super 12 stage.

The Men in Blue, definitely, would want their two premier batters to remain in kind because the T20 World Cup strikes into its enterprise finish.

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sabyasachi chowdhury

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Nov 6, 2022