Surya Kumar Yadav is an Indian cricketer who was born on 14th September 1990 in Mumbai. He is primarily a right-hand aggressive batsman and occasional right-arm bowler.

Surya Kumar's father was an electrical engineer, working for BARC. After the family moved to Mumbai from Varanasi, Surya Kumar Yadav was seen playing street cricket on the streets of Mumbai. He was 10 years old at that time. His father, having noticed his son's passion for the game took him to a coaching camp in Chembur. Then Surya Kumar Yadav moved to Dilip Vengsarkar academy from there he developed his skills and later played in age-group tournaments in Mumbai.

Surya Kumar Yadav made his debut in first-class cricket for Mumbai against Delhi in a Ranji Trophy match in 2010. In his maiden first-class appearance Surya Kumar Yadav made an impressive 73 off 89 deliveries, hitting 15 fours. He was the only Mumbai batsman to have crossed 50 in that innings and became almost regular in the team since then. In the next season, Yadav became one of the top run-scorers of Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, hitting a double-century against Orissa only in the third match of the season, followed by another century in the next match. But the time did not move smoothly for Yadav as his form sunk remarkably as he was able to score only 73 in first-class innings before the 30-yar old batsman returned to runs in 2014, finishing among the top three run-scorers for Mumbai. Surya Kumar Yadav has played in 77 first-class matches and scored 5326 runs at an average of 44.01 including 14 centuries and 26 fifties and the highest score of 200. The batsman also has gathered 2779 runs in 98 List 'A' matches at an average of 37.55 including his best score of unbeaten 134.

Surya Kumar Yadav who always likes to innovate shots is called one of the best-suited batsmen in the limited and shortest format of the game made his debut in a domestic Twenty20 game in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Hyderabad in 2010. But he managed to score only 5 in the match. Still, Yadav has scored 3656 runs in 173 matches in the domestic T20 at an average of 31.79 including his highest score of unbeaten 94. His consistent show in the domestic T20 game has rewarded him the deserving call-up in the Indian squad for 3 T20 International matches so far and Yadav has scored 89 runs at an impressive average of 44.50 and a strike rate of 185.41. In his T20I debut against England on 14th March 2021, the batsman struck a splendid 57 that was hugely praised by India captain Virat Kohli. As its reward, Yadav has also been selected in India's 15-member team for the One-Day International series against England in 2021. But he has not yet made his debut in the ODI.

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Surya Kumar Yadav made his debut in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2012 for Mumbai Indians. But he was played in only one match and he failed to score in the match. Then his journey got additional speed when he was roped in by Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014 and in the next year IPL Surya Kumar Yadav made headlines, scoring a match-winning 46 off 20 deliveries, hitting 5 sixes against Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens. Then he was one of the regular players in the IPL. He returned to Mumbai Indians in 2018 in its 11th season, being bought at an astronomical amount (Rs 3.2 crores) despite being an uncapped player and became second-highest run-scorer for Mumbai Indians with 424 runs in 2019 IPL. In the last season also, Surya Kumar Yadav had an excellent show with 480 runs in 16 matches at an average of 40 including 4 fifties and a sparking strike rate of 145. Surya Kumar Yadav has scored 2024 runs in 101 matches at an average of 30.20 including 11 fifties and the highest score of unbeaten 79.

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