ICC Awards: The International Cricket Council on Thursday released the list of nominees for the ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the year 2022. The list features India's star batter Suryakumar Yadav, who had a stellar 2022 in the shortest format. Yadav, who was promoted as India's vice-captain for the T20I series against Sri Lanka, is currently the No. 1 ranked T20I batter in the world.
The list features three more players apart from Yadav. Zimbabwe's star all-rounder Sikandar Raza, England's sensation Sam Curran and Pakistan's reliable wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan are the ones to be nominated alongside Yadav.
Suryakumar Yadav's stellar year
Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav was one of the biggest highlights for the Indian team in the year 2022. The right-handed swashbuckling batter became the first Indian and second in the world to hit more than 1000 runs in any calendar year in T20Is. The Indian star smashed 1164 runs including two hundred and nine half-tons.
Sikandar Raza's brilliance
Zimbabwe's all-rounder Raza displayed some brilliant outings in the year. He was a vital cog of the Zimbabwe side in the T20 World Cup. The all-rounder amassed 735 runs and scalped 25 wickets in 24 outings. Raza's performance in the World Cup match against Pakistan was a match-changing one where he took crucial wickets to help his side beat Babar Azam's side.
Sam Curran's show in 2022
England's bowling all-rounder Sam Curran has also enjoyed a brilliant run in 2022. The English bowler took 25 wickets in 19 matches and was the Player of the tournament in the T20 World Cup 2022. Curran took a five-wicket haul in the T20 World Cup match against Afghanistan.
Mohammad Rizwan's brilliant outing
Pakistan's wicket-keeper opening batter Mohammad Rizwan was a crucial part of the Pakistan side in 2022. The opening batter smashed 996 runs in the and complimented 2022 with a record-breaking 2021 year. In 2022, Rizwan hit 10 fifties and was also the No.1 ranked batter for a brief while.
