Ricky Ponting made a big statement about Suryakumar Yadav, know what he said

Ricky Ponting on Suryakumar Yadav: Former Australia captain and veteran batsman of his tour Ricky Ponting has praised India’s middle order batsman Suryakumar Yadav, saying that he is doing better than any other player.

Suryakumar, the world’s number one batsman in T20, recently became the winner of the ICC T20 Cricketer of the Year 2022. He scored more than a thousand runs in the year 2022. With this, he became the second batsman to score more than a thousand runs in a year in T20 International.

Suryakumar was the highest run scorer in T20 in 2022. He scored 1,164 runs at an average of 46.56 and an excellent strike rate of 187.43. He hit 68 sixes in 2022, which is more than any other player.

Ricky Ponting said, “He’s probably doing better than anybody so far. We’re talking about players who can score 360 ​​degrees. Some of the shots he used to hit behind the keeper and over fine leg.” Yes, they are remarkable.”

“Five or six years ago, he started doing a lot in the IPL. He was very good at flicking the ball to deep-backward square and hitting the ball to fine-leg,” Ponting said in the latest episode of the ICC Review Show. Was. Surya is able to hit all the short balls.”

Suryakumar scored 239 runs in the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia at an impressive average of 59.75 and an impressive strike rate of 189.68, including match-tempo-changing half-centuries against South Africa, Zimbabwe and the Netherlands. He said, “I think I have not seen a better player than him. In T20 games around the world, he has the courage to do anything with his skills.”

Ponting said, “Someone said during the IPL this year (to be held in 2023) that there will be players who will try to do exactly what Surya is doing and it will be great for the game.”

With India’s three T20Is against New Zealand starting on Friday in Ranchi, Suryakumar is now inching closer to the record of 915 runs set by England left-armer David Malan in November 2020.

Ponting also said that the present time is the best time ever for Suryakumar. “To be honest, I didn’t think he would reach the level where he is today. The amount of hard work he has put in, you can tell from the size of his body.”