Suryakumar Yadav has been one of the highest performers for India within the ongoing T20 World Cup. He is scoring runs at a brisk price after coming in to bat at quantity 4.
In the Super 12 fixture in opposition to Zimbabwe, SKY as soon as once more starred with the bat, smashing an unbeaten 61 off simply 25 balls and guiding India to a complete 71-run victory on the jam-packed Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
With this win, the Rohit Sharma-led facet completed on the high of the desk in Group 2. India will now face England within the second semi-final on the Adelaide Oval on Thursday, November 10.
AB de Villiers applauds Suryakumar Yadav’s batting show
Suryakumar has lengthy been hailed as the brand new 360-degree participant in world cricket whereas being in contrast with the previous South Africa captain AB de Villiers. On Sunday, after his carnage in opposition to the Chevrons, SKY responded to the comparability and what adopted was a heart-winning reply from De Villiers himself.
“There is only one 360-degree player in the world, and I will try to play like him,” stated Suryakumar when ex-India pacer Irfan Pathan quizzed him about his comparability with ABD.
De Villiers later responded on Twitter, saying: “You’re very quickly getting there dude, and even more! Well played today.”
You’re in a short time getting there dude, and much more! Well performed as we speak
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) November 6, 2022
Suryakumar has been in blistering type in T20Is for India this yr. Coming into the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia, he was his crew’s main run-scorer within the shortest format and has lived up to the expectations within the marquee occasion. He not too long ago accomplished 1,000 runs in T20Is in 2022 and have become only the second batter after Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan to obtain the landmark.
The half-century in opposition to Zimbabwe was Suryakumar’s third within the ongoing event and he performed some extraordinary strokes throughout his keep within the center but once more.