IPL 2023 : “Seen 10 million balls but never saw anyone hit it like Surya…” Tom Moody hails SKY!

On Friday night, the standout batsman for the Mumbai Indians, Suryakumar Yadav, had put on a firepower Batting display, where he smacked Gujarat Titans spinners all over the pitch to score his first IPL century. Suryakumar, who gained fame in IPL for his powerful striking, waited 4053 days for his maiden IPL century before scoring on the penultimate ball of the innings after reaching the milestone in just 49 balls.

Suryakumar displayed a variety of strokes during his batting, however the six he hit in front of Mohammed Shami in the final over of the contest surprised everyone. Even Sachin Tendulkar, one of the best batters in cricket history, tried to replicate the strike whilst seated close to the sideline because of how magnificent the smash was.

One of the most incredible shots of the night by Suryakumar Yadav.pic.twitter.com/cqqdH6EMER

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 12, 2023

Suryakumar purposefully clipped the ball past short third for a maximum after Shami intentionally tossed the ball wide beyond off. Although it appeared that Suryakumar was going for a grounded shot, he flipped his wrist at the last possible opportunity and fired the ball across the boundary line for a six.

The strike completely astounded former Australia star Tom Moody, who said he hadn’t witnessed a batter make an effort to do something similar in his entire sporting career. When commenting to the shot, colleague analyst Amol Mazumdar described Suryakumar as “impossible” to bowl to. Moody responded that he is impressed by the batter’s bravery in trying to make the smash.

I will always consider myself lucky to have witnessed Suryakumar Yadav's maiden IPL hundred from the Stadium 🥹🙏🙌

What a player…🔥

I repeat..SKY..then daylight..and then the others !! Just keep that in mind ✌️♥️

Best T20 batter in the world 🙌 pic.twitter.com/Z1tRKSVMIp

— Anuj Nitin Prabhu (@APTalksCricket) May 12, 2023

“That particular ball, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a six hit over third man with a vertical bat. I’ve seen hit with a horizontal bat, a cut shot going over third man. I’ve never seen a six hit with a vertical bat off the middle of the bat, I’ve even seen a thick-edge fly. Never seen it before in my life!” Moody told ESPNCricinfo.

“I’ve seen nearly 10 million balls bowled in my lifetime in all forms of the game, and I’ve never seen that before. It was totally mint. It was in his head, and no one else’s head, that he was capable of doing that,” he further said.