Suryakumar Yadav illuminated Trent Bridge with a 360-degree show and celebrated his maiden T20I hundred in style. The 31-year-old batter gave a drowning Team India a fighting chance in the 217-run chase in the 3rd T20I against England.
Sky who smashed a total of six 6s and 14 fours in his 117-run knock, notched up a fighting ton in just 48 deliveries. After Suresh Raina, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, and Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar became only the 5th Indian to score a century in the shortest format of the game.
Former cricketers including Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, and Virender Sehwag lavished praise on the prolific batter as he locked the number 4 spot for himself ahead of the T20 World Cup.
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While Sehwag and Tendulkar lauded his power-hitting skills, Gambhir said, 'remember the name, SKY'
'Amazing 100, there were quite a few brilliant shots but those scoops over point were just spectacular' tweeted Sachin Tendulkar.
Wow SKY! Surya shining at its brightest. Crazy hitting, wrote Sehwag on his Twitter account.