How Suryakumar Yadav Became SKY? India Star Reveals Gautam Gambhir Connection

02.06.2023 - 18:25 sports.ndtv.com

Indian cricket team star Suryakumar Yadav is known to many fans by his nickname ‘SKY' and it has become quite common among the cricketing fraternity.

However, there is a fascinating story behind the nickname and it has a direct connection to his former Indian Premier League (IPL) captain Gautam Gambhir.

Suryakumar revealed that his nickname was given by Gambhir during his stint with Kolkata Knight Riders and the veteran opener decided to shorten his name in order to make it easier to call. “It (the name) came in 2014/15 when I was playing for KKR.

That time Gauti bhai (Gautam Gambhir) gave this name because Suryakumar Yadav, he said was too long for everyone to call so SKY came from there,” the explosive India batter revealed in a video posted by BCCI on Twitter.

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