Suryakumar named captain of ICC males’s T20I Team of the Year

Flamboyant middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav has been named the captain of the ICC males’s T20I Team of the Year, which additionally consists of three extra Indians in opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, spinner Ravi Bishnoi, and left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh.

The ICC Team of the Year recognises 11 excellent people who’ve impressed all year long with the bat, ball, or their all-round exploits.

Suryakumar discovered a spot within the facet for a second straight yr and is within the operating for T20I males’s Cricketer of the Year. The right-handed strokemaker from Mumbai had a stable 2023.

His first innings of simply seven to begin the yr in opposition to Sri Lanka was a mere pace bump in one other prolific yr, as he made scores of 51 (36) and 112 not out (51) within the subsequent two matches.

Consistent scoring in 20s to 40s continued, earlier than an innings of 83 (44) in opposition to the West Indies in Providence proved his class. He ended the sequence in opposition to the West Indies with a knock of 61 (45) in Florida.

Surya additionally grew to become India captain with Rohit Sharma taking a break within the again finish of the yr.

He made half-centuries in opposition to Australia (80 off 42 balls) and South Africa (56 from 36 balls), earlier than posting a 100 in opposition to the Proteas off simply 56 balls of their last T20I of the yr in Johannesburg.

Besides the Indian quartet, the 11-member staff additionally has England’s Phil Salt as Jaiswal’s opening companion, West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran as wicket-keeper, Mark Chapman of New Zealand, Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza, Uganda all-rounder Alpesh Ramjani, Iraland’s Mark Adair and Richard Ngarava of Zimbabwe.

Among girls, off-spinner Deepti Sharma is the lone Indian to discover a place within the 11-member facet to be led by Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu.

The girls’s facet options 4 Australians — Beth Mooney (wk), Ellyse Perry, Ash Gardner and Megan Schutt, two from England in Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sophie Ecclestone, Laura Wolvaardt of South Africa, West Indies’ Hayley Matthews and Amelia Kerr of New Zealand.