Yashasvi Jaiswal and Suryakumar Yadav, two of India’s most impressive batters, have been nominated for the 2023 ICC Awards.
Jaiswal can win Men’s Emerging Player of the Year, but SKY is expected to win Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year for a second year in a row.
As SKY crushed two T20I tonnes in 2023, Jaiswal made a huge comeback in his Test debut.Here’s what else.
For SKY in the T20Is, another year to remember
For SKY, it was a turning point year as they surpassed all expectations in 2023, smashing 733 runs at 48.86 with a 155.95 strike rate.
SKY hammered five fifty-five and smoked two hundreds.
He finished the year ranked third in the world overall and as the top run scorer in T20Is for India.
In addition, SKY led India to victories in T20I series against South Africa and Australia.
These names are in competition with SKY.
Zimbabwean all-rounder Sikandar Raza, Ugandan spinner Alpesh Ramjani, and New Zealand batsman Mark Chapman are the opponents for SKY.
Ramjani returned with 55 wickets at an economy of 4.77 in 2023, while Raza scored 515 runs at 51.50 and claimed 17 wickets at 14.88.
Chapman’s total, meanwhile, is 576 runs at 44.3 and a strike percentage of 141.87.
Excellent beginning to Jaiswal’s global career
Against the West Indies in the Dominica Test, Jaiswal made his debut for his country. In his first innings, he struck a stunning 171 and concluded the series as the series’ highest scorer (266 runs at 88.67).
He hit 430 runs with a strike average of 159.25 in T20Is.
He hit three fifty-score runs and one single tonne against Nepal.
Jaiswal was a member of the Indian squad that won a gold medal in the Asian Games.
Rachin Ravindra is also competing for the title. In order to win, Jaiswal must defeat all-rounder Rachin Ravindra of New Zealand, South African pacer Gerald Coetzee, and Sri Lankan pacer Dilshan Madushanka.
This year in the ODIs, Ravindra was outstanding; by the end of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup, he scored the most runs for New Zealand (578). In 2023, he also took 23 wickets in international cricket.
Madushanka and Coetzee took home 37 and 47 wickets in international cricket, respectively.