Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav admits his batting form has dipped ahead of the T20 World Cup despite India’s 3-1 series win vs South Africa.
Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav admitted that “batter Surya” has gone missing and needed to come back stronger with the T20 World Cup round the corner.
Surya, who has been completely out of form for the past 14 months, tallied only 34 runs in four innings during the South Africa series.
Surya reflects on form after series win
“Good challenging series, we did what we could. Only thing is we couldn’t find Surya the batter, I think he’s missing somewhere. But he’ll come back strong. As a leader, very pleased with how the series went,” Surya said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
While he is unlikely to remain captain after the T20 World Cup, the 35-year-old looked a touch worried despite another bilateral T20 series win — this time by 3-1 margin against South Africa.
“The brand of cricket we wanted to play was the same, result is in front of us.”
Bumrah’s bowling plan explained
In Asia Cup, he had used Jasprit Bumrah’s three overs in the Powerplay and here he kept his three overs for the back-10.
“We wanted to bowl Bumrah one over in PP, one in middle post-drinks and then in the end. We were challenged, but this game is about how you come back.”
Hardik Pandya stars in series decider win
Player of the Match Hardik Pandya, who smashed a 16-ball half-century couldn’t be happier having won a decisive game for his country.
“I do not play cricket to win Player of The Match. I play cricket to win games. It is a good feeling to contribute to the win. It is good to know that. I told my teammates and partner that I am going to step out the first ball and whack it for a six. Today was the day and had to make the most of the opportunity. It feels good when it comes through. It is quite a satisfying day.”
( Inputs from PTI )
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