Suryakumar Yadav's Ultimate Praise For "Great" Rohit Sharma On Equalling His World Record

16.12.2023 - 19:09 sports.ndtv.com

Indian cricket team batter Suryakumar Yadav made history by equalling Rohit Sharma's sensational record of scoring four T20I centuries during the match against South Africa on Thursday.

It was a brilliant knock from the current skipper as he guided his team to victory and after the match, he had an honest reaction to the massive achievement.

He recognised the magnitude of what he has achieved and even called Rohit a 'great of the game'. “It feels good to equal Rohit Sharma's 4 centuries, he's a great of the game.

It's a good achievement. Hoping to continue performing consistently. I'm very happy,” Suryakumar said in a video released by BCCI on social media.

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India star Suryakumar Yadav was on Wednesday named as one of the four nominees for the ICC Men's T20 Cricketer of the Year 2023. The 33-year-old Indian, who won the accolade in 2022, dominated 2023 in the shortest format with 733 runs from 17 innings at an average of 48.86 and strike rate of 155.95. Young India opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal was also named as one of the four nominees for the ICC Men's Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2023.

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