The flamboyant Indian batter, Suryakumar Yadav hit one of the most outrageous shots for a six during the third T20I against West Indies. The right-handed batsman came out to bat at number five and smashed a huge six over fine-leg which is one of his trademark shots and has often played it against fast bowlers making it look simple.
Suryakumar Yadav hit an incredible six during the final and the third T20I against West Indies which took place at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The incident occurred on the first ball of the 15th over when Suryakumar Yadav scooped West Indies’ fast bowler Dominic Drakes over fine-leg for a massive six. The ball was back of a length when and angling away.
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Suryakumar moved towards the off stump early and went down on one knee to half-sweep the ball into the stands behind fine-leg. Commentators and fans were in absolute awe of the shot that he played.
The right-handed batsman is famous for playing such majestic shots for a long time. He first did this in the IPL and later when he made his debut for India he had hit a similar shot of Jofra Archer.
Here is the video of some of the outrageous shots from Suryakumar Yadav:
— Sam (@sam1998011) February 20, 2022
India Playing XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan
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West Indies Playing XI: Kyle Mayers, Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rovman Powell, Kieron Pollard (c), Jason Holder, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Dominic Drakes, Fabian Allen, Hayden Walsh
Here is how the Indian fans reacted to the brilliant knock from Suryakumar Yadav:
Among the crop of batsmen like Ishan, V Iyer, Ruturaj, Surya… that are being tested in recent times #Surya Kumar Yadav looks more compact, organized and confident of the lot!!😀
— Ànjaneyulu Gudapati (@anj02020) February 20, 2022
surya kumar yadav … middle order lo ind ki dorikina dynamite ❤️
— Chatterbox (@Balpbrs) February 20, 2022
Sadago ram bro …..surya Kumar Yadav make a big innings?🤔#staraikelungal @starsportstamil
— S.vijaya bharathi (@Svijayabharath4) February 20, 2022
It's good to have SuryaKumar Yadav in the Middle Order. While others take time to settle, SKY starts with a good intent, has a good collection of Shots and plays them with confidence.#SuryakumarYadav
— g0v!ñD $#@®mA (@rishu_1809) February 20, 2022
The Rise of Surya Kumar Yadav is happening from this west Indies series. @Rizzvi73 @wwasay @Cheshh23x_ @RiddhimaVarsh17 @Suraj___4 @BalaiahBeduru @malay_chasta #INDvWI
— VD (@VaibhavVD751988) February 20, 2022
Hope #Surya doesn't get injured as easily as he is striking the ball and has great fitness like #ViratKohli
We need him very badly in big tournaments#INDvWI #INDvsWI #IndianCricketTeam #SuryakumarYadav
— #TRUEFILMLOVERS (@TrueFilmLovers) February 20, 2022
#INDvWI #SuryakumarYadav pic.twitter.com/ezHaOWGSBf
— Paras Jain (@_paras25_) February 20, 2022
Most 30+ scores for India in the first 12 T20I innings
7️⃣ – Yuvraj Singh
6️⃣ – Suryakumar Yadav ⇧#SuryakumarYadav #INDvWI #Cricket pic.twitter.com/rUVoBLkBNO— ProBatsman (@probatsman) February 20, 2022
Suryakumar yadav to indian team after the beautiful six#SuryakumarYadav #INDvWI #IndianCricketTeam pic.twitter.com/LppqhJDyV6
— Ajay varma (@uniqueveiw) February 20, 2022