Surya plays as a right handed batsman for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League and for the Mumbai cricket team in Indian domestic cricket.

Surya is regarded as one of the best T20I cricketers in modern cricket.

Yadav has drawn comparisons to AB de Villiers, often considered as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.

As of 1 November 2022, Yadav was ranked as the number one T20 International batsman in the world surpassing both Babar Azam and Muhammed Rizwan, who strike at higher 120s.

Surya captained Mumbai cricket team in T20 and First-class cricket for brief period of time, since 2010.

Surya is a right-handed middle order batter and a part-time right-arm spin bowler. He made his T20I debut for India on 14 March 2021 against England.

Surya made his One Day International (ODI) debut for India on 18 July 2021 against Sri Lanka.

Suryakumar Yadav played club cricket for Parsi Gymkhana Cricket Club in Mumbai.

On 7 July 2016 Yadav married Devisha Shetty. The couple first met in 2010 at a college programme.