Suryakumar Yadav has become a household name because of his match-winning performance in almost every T20 matche in recent times. Recently, he was declaredthe ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year. In his short career, he has hit 3 centuries in T20I cricket. Presently, Sky is ranked the no.1 batsman in the T20I rankings. However, the life of Suryakumar Yadav has not been that easy. He had to struggle for quite a long time to get a chance in Team India. From Ranji to IPL, the player has to face many chances to come to this stage of life. Let's take a look at the life and journey of no.1 T20I player Suryakumar Yadav.
Suryakumar Yadav was born on September 14, 1990, in Hathora village of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. His father Amit Kumar Yadav is a Chief Engineer and his mother Swapna Yadav is a housewife.
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Looking at his educational qualification, he studied at Atomic Energy Central School, Mumbai, and graduated from R.A. Podar College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai, back in 2012.
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Suryakumar Yadav is a tattoo lover, he has many tattoos on his body. On his right shoulder, their in a face of his parents, on his right forearm there is an ambigram bearing the names of his parents, on his left forearm there is written "Life is what you make it", on the left side of chest his wife Devisha name was written and many others tattoos with different meanings.
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In the 2011-12 Ranji trophy, he scored a double century against Orissa, he is the leading run-scorer for Mumbai with 754 runs.
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He scored more than 1000 runs at the Under-22 level in the 2010-11 season and won the MA Chidambaram Trophy.
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Looking at his cars and bikes collection, Surya has almost 9 cars and 3 bikes. His top car is Porshe 911 Turbo worth Rs 3.64 crores and his top bike is Harley Davidson worth Rs 18 Lakh.
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Suryakumar Yadav fell in love with Devisha Shetty when he was in college, later he tied the knot with her on July 7, 2016. Devisha is a trained classical dancer and a dance coach. She travels with Suryakumar Yadav in almost every International and IPL tournament.
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Sky has accumulated 1577 runs in 45 T20 international matches at the strike rate of 180.3 which is the highest for any batter with more than 250 T20I runs.
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Both Suryakumar Yadav and his wife Devisha Shetty are pet lovers and they have a French bulldog at their home in Mumbai.
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