Suryakumar Yadav Wife, Age, Height, Parents, IPL, Bio & Facts

Suryakumar Yadav Parents:

The Indian middle-order batter, Suryakumar Yadav, was born on September 14, 1990, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. His father, Ashok Kumar Yadav, is an Engineer at BARC (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre).

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Suryakumar with his mother

His mother, Swapna Yadav, is a homemaker.

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Suryakumar with his Father

He started playing gully cricket in his very early years, and immediately his father spotted his talent. His father then decided to hone Surya’s cricket skills to the next level and enrolled him in a cricket camp in Chembur when he was 10 years old.

Later, Coach HS Kamath saw some exceptional talent in 12-year-old Surya and helped him a lot to improve his cricketing skills.

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Then, he joined Elf Vensarkar Academy and started playing under the guidance of former Indian cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar. And from then only, he started playing age-group cricket for Mumbai.

Suryakumar Yadav Wife, Age, Height & Biography:

Suryakumar’s Profile
Personal Life
Full NameSuryakumar Ashok Yadav
Nickname SKY
Date of BirthSeptember 14, 1990
Age34 years 2 months (in December, 2024)
NationalityIndian
ReligionHindu
Zodiac/Sun SignVirgo
Birth PlaceMumbai, Maharashtra, India
SchoolAtomic Energy Central School, Mumbai
CollegeAtomic Energy Junior College, Mumbai

Pillai College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Mumbai
Physical Stats
Height180 cm
( 5ft. 11”)
Weight75 kg
(165 lbs)
Hair ColorBlack
Eye ColorBlack
Family & Relationships
Father
Ashok Kumar Yadav
MotherSwapna Yadav
SiblingsNot Known
Marital StatusMarried
WifeDevisha Shetty
Career
ProfessionCricketer
CoachVinod Yadav, HS Kamath, Chandrakant Pandit
Playing RoleBatsman
Batting StyleRight-hand bat
Bowling StyleRight-arm offbreak &
Right-arm medium.
Major TeamsIndia Under-23s, Mumbai,Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders.
Test DebutIndia vs Australia at Nagpur (February 09, 2023)
ODI DebutSri Lanka vs India at Colombo (July 18, 2021)
T20I DebutIndia vs England, Ahmedabad (March 14, 2021)
First-Class DebutDelhi vs Mumbai, Delhi (December, 2010)
List-A Debut Mumbai vs Gujarat, Ahmedabad (February, 2010)
T-20 DebutMumbai vs Hyderabad, Indore (March, 2010)

Cricket Career of Suryakumar:

In February 2010, Suryakumar Yadav made his debut in List-A cricket against Gujarat in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, where he scored 41 runs with a strike rate of 117.14.

The same year, in December, he made his First-Class debut by playing against Delhi in the Ranji Trophy. He scored 73 runs in the first innings and got out at the score of seven in the second innings.

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Later, he became the top run-scorer for Mumbai in the 2011-12 season of the Ranji Trophy.

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He scored a splendid double-century against Orissa and a hundred in the next match in the same season. He performed equally well in the Duleep Trophy.

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However, Kumar’s next season didn’t go well for him, as he managed to score only 73 runs in 6 innings.

International Debut:

He played his first international T20 match against England on March 14, 2021, but didn’t get the chance to bat. However, in his second match, he played the brilliant innings of 57 runs in just 31 balls before getting caught by Dawid Malan.

The same year, on July 2021, he made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka on an India tour of Sri Lanka. Also, he won the Man of the Series Award for his incredible performance in the 3-match series. Later, he was selected for the 2021 World Cup.

After that, SKY made his Test debut in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on February 09, 2023, againt Australia. Also, Wicket-keeper batter, KS Bharat, made his debut on the same day.

Suryakumar Yadav – The master of IPL:

Mumbai Indians bought Suryakumar Yadav for IPL 2012, but he didn’t get many chances to play in the tournament, as the team was already loaded with players like Sachin, Jayawardene, and Gibbs.

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He played only one match in the season, and even in that match, he didn’t get the chance to bat. He remained in the same team for the next season too.

Then, in the IPL 2014, KKR bought Yadav after Mumbai released him. It became a blessing in disguise for him, as he played some wonderful cricket for his new IPL team as a middle-order batsman.

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Later, he became the vice-captain of the team for the IPL 2015. Then, Mumbai Indians, again, bought him for whopping ₹3.2 Crores for the IPL 2018. He scored 512 runs in the season with a strike rate of 133.33.

In the next season, in IPL 2019, he played some excellent cricket for MI. He scored 424 runs, including 2 fifties, in the tournament.

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He even scored 71* runs in the final against CSK and led his team to win the trophy. SKY is playing for MI since then. He then played for the same team for the next seasons (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024).

Facts about Suryakumar Yadav:

  • He was awarded as the Best U-22s Cricketer of the 2010-11 First-Class season. He completed his 1000+ runs in his first 11 matches.
  • Yadav is very fond of Animals and Birds.
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  • He loves to watch Comedy movies. Golmaal, Hera-Pheri & Dhamaal are some of his favorite movies.
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  • Suryakumar Yadav’s wife, Devisha Shetty, is a Dance Coach.
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Suryakumar Yadav with his wife
  • He is also known as the ‘Tattoo Warrior,’ as he has tattoos all over his body.
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  • Suryakumar’s wife also has a tattoo of his name on her neck.
  • He started off his international career with a six on a short ball delivered by Jofra Archer.
  • In 2023, he won ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year award.

Frequently asked questions on Google:

  • Who is the wife of Suryakumar Yadav?

    His wife’s name is Devisha Shetty.

  • What is the age of Surya kumar?

    34 years 2 months (in December, 2024)

  • What is the height of Suryakumar Yadav?

    5ft. 11” (1.8 m or 180 cm)

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