Suryakumar Ashok Yadav, popularly known as Suryakumar Yadav or Sky, is an Indian cricketer. He represents the Indian national cricket team in the ODI & T20I format. He also plays for the Mumbai cricket team in domestic cricket and plays for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. In this blog, we are looking at the career, stats, IPL of Cricketer Suryakumar Yadav and other facts and wife, etc. Yadav is actually the batsman who has an extraordinary ability to stay unruffled under intense pressure as well as crunching moments of the game. Suryakumar came to the limelight when Kolkata Knight Riders signed him in 2014. His quick 20s and 30s helped him and his team win all those close games for the Knights besides making him a household name with his flamboyant play. Here's the story of one of the most stylish Mumbai Indians batter, Surya Kumar Yadav. About Suryakumar Yadav Detail Information Full Name Suryakumar Ashok Yadav Nickname SKY Date of Birth September 14, 1990 Age 34 years Height 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) Birthplace Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Role Right-handed batsman Current Teams India, Mumbai Indians (IPL), Mumbai Wife Devisha Shetty Education B.Com from Pillai College, Mumbai Personal Life The much-needed anchor in his personal life was Suryakumar Yadav when he married Devisha Shetty on 7th July 2016. They met on a college course in 2010, and it was not long before the passion they shared transformed into a partnership that survived all the ups and downs of his cricketing journey. A trained dancer and dance coach, Devisha Shetty has been a big support for Yadav, often cheering him from the stands during the matches. Also Read | Shubman Gill Biography: Family, Career, Records, IPL - All Details Childhood and Family History Suryakumar Yadav was born in Mumbai on 14 September 1990. He is a compelling story of cricket excellence emerging from humble beginnings, though born in the cricket capital of India, his family roots trace back to Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, adding to the uniqueness of both Mumbai's cricket culture and UP's fighting spirit into his character. He passed through Atomic Energy Central School in Mumbai, and then graduated with a B.Com degree from Pillai College, balancing his cricketing ambitions with academics. His cricketing exposure was done through his paternal uncle Vinod Kumar Yadav in Varanasi, but he finally found out his real talent in Mumbai. When merely 10-year-old, he was put up for a cricket camp by the authorities in BARC colony, under the aegis of former Uttar Pradesh and Indian national cricketer Ashok Kamat. Formative years in cricket also passed at the prestigious Elf Vengsarkar Academy, run by former Indian cricket stalwart Dilip Vengsarkar. It was here that he really prepared himself as one of India's most innovative batsmen. Domestic Cricket: The Background Years Suryakumar's domestic cricket journey is a quintessence of someone's durability and never-give-up attitude to be perfect. His preparatory national-level stints include major parts of his stint for various clubs in Mumbai, including playing for Parsi Gymkhana Cricket Club and BPCL team. His formal entry into domestic cricket was through List A for Mumbai against Gujarat in February 2010, subsequently his T20 debut against Hyderabad and first-class debut against Delhi in the same year. His entry point as the dominant force in domestic cricket came during the 2011-12 Ranji season, scoring as many as 754 runs from nine games with an average above 68. His excellence with age-group cricket, which included 721 runs with over 80 as average for Indian under-22, warranted him with the prestigious MA Chidambaram Trophy as the Best Under-22 Cricketer. International career Even Suryakumar Yadav had a late career progress in international cricket after faring so well in domestic cricket. It is only now, at the age of 30, that he got to play in international cricket. However, he made a bang for six with his first ball in international cricket, thus creating a piece of history; this was the first time a batsman from India had done so in T20Is. Since his debut, rise has been nothing short of meteoric in international cricket. More than 3,000 international cricket runs - and including an incredible four T20I centuries, second-most of any male batter. This scoreboard-conscious batting approach also placed him at the very top of the ICC T20I rankings from October 2022 through June 2024, peaking at an all-time high rating of 910 points. This is the highest rating ever obtained in men's T20I rankings. For his performances, he received the ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year award in 2022 and both years earned his place in the ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year. IPL Career: From Mumbai to Kolkata and Back His rise has been phenomenal, and so have been the ones in the Indian Premier League, too. He started his IPL journey with Mumbai Indians in 2012. Subsequent success came when he played for Kolkata Knight Riders between the seasons of 2014 to 2017, winning the trophy in 2014. In 2018, he returned to Mumbai Indians and set the base for his most glorious days at the IPL, as he went on to win two more titles in 2019 and 2020. His batting form perfectly reflects in his statistics that concluded with a maiden IPL hundred against Gujarat Titans in 2023. Also Read | Virat Kohli Biography: Age, Records, Personal Life, Achievements - All Details Playing Style Suryakumar Yadav Known for his shooting and scoring ability all over the ground, Suryakumar Yadav is modernising T20 batting with his fearless approach to the game, beginning with aggressive intent from the very first ball. Innovative shot-making, especially the trademark scoop over fine leg, made him one of the most dangerous batsmen in modern cricket. Suryakumar Yadav Career Statistics Batting Stats Across Formats Format Matches Innings Runs Highest Score Average Strike Rate 100s 50s Tests 1 1 8 8 8.00 40.00 0 0 ODIs 37 35 773 72* 25.76 105.02 0 4 T20Is 71 68 2432 117 42.66 168.65 4 20 Suryakumar Yadav Major Achievements 2022: ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year Fastest to reach 1000 T20I runs by balls faced (573) ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year: 2022, 2023 T20I centuries: four; second-fastest Indian to do so Indian team which had won the major trophies: 2023 Asia Cup and 2024 T20 World Cup.