Wisden Leading T20 Cricketer: Wisden’s The Cricketer of the Year award is one of the most prestigious awards in the history of cricket. The award is the oldest individual award in the history of cricket and was first awarded in 1889. The primary condition for selection is on the basis of their influence and performance in English cricket season but due to the diversification of the game it has become more inclusive of worldwide performances. Mumbai Indians dominated the awards with Suryakumar Yadav taking the Wisden’s Leading T20 Cricketer in the World award while captain Harmanpreet Kaur became the first female Indian cricketer to become Cricketer of the Year. Follow Latest Cricket News Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
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Wisden Leading T20 Cricketer in the World for 2022
Suryakumar Yadav took the award home after becoming the second player to score 1,000 T20I runs in a calendar year after Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan. 2022 was SKY’s year, he made 1164 runs in 51 matches while scoring two centuries and nine half centuries. Both of his hundreds were made away from home in Nottingham against England and Mount Maunganui in New Zealand. Although, Surya made almost 200 runs less than Rizwan, his strike rate is 187.43 in comparison to Rizwan’s 134.89.
Suryakumar Yadav’s T20I record in 2022:
👏 1,164 runs (second most ever in a calendar year)
🔥 46.56 average
🤯 187.43 strike rate
💯 2 centuries, 9 fiftiesAn outstanding 12 months for Wisden’s Leading T20 Cricketer in the World 🌏#WisdenAwards pic.twitter.com/PPhWIx0IUk
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) April 17, 2023
Out of 9 fifties, three were made in T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. Such was his performance that India enjoyed a 70% win percentage in 2022, winning 28 off their 40 matches.
Cricketer of the Year 2022
Harmanpreet Kaur has become the first Indian female cricketer to be named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year. Her ODI hundred against England at Canterbury and India’s silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham are the primary reason for her winning the award. Her knock of 143 runs off 111 balls helped India win the series 3-0 and claim their first ODI series victory in England since 1999. Kaur made more than 1000 runs in white ball cricket, scoring 754 runs in ODIs and 524 runs in T20Is.
Chosen primarily for her 143* at Canterbury, Harmanpreet Kaur is the first India Women’s cricketer to be named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
She led India to their first ODI series victory in England since 1999, and won silver at the Commonwealth Games 👏#WisdenAwards pic.twitter.com/kM5PBktdjl
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) April 18, 2023
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