Suryakumar Yadav was in his own zone when he came to bat in the 3rd T20I against Sri Lanka at Saurashtra Cricket Stadium in Rajkot. The 32-year-old was once again at his best as he played in his own trademark style to propel Team India’s scoreboard. While the batter added yet another century in the format, India’s head coach Rahul Dravid heaped praise on the batter post-match.
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While interacting with the batter for BCCI’ official website, Rahul Dravid joked about the style of Surya’s batting by saying that he is sure that Indian batter ‘didn’t watch him bat as a young kid.’ “I have someone here with me, who I am sure, as a young kid, didn’t watch me bat. And I hope you didn’t,” Rahul Dravid said.
Notably, Dravid’s batting style was quite contrasting to what we see with Suryakumar Yadav as former was known to bat with lot of calm and composure. While, Suryakumar has established himself as one of the explosive batters in the world.
In response, Suryakumar admitted that he did watch Rahul’s batting while growing and stressed upon his mindset while he bat in the middle. “Actually, I enjoyed batting in all the difficult situations where I went into bat. I actually can’t pick any one innings. It is actually difficult for me to pick any one innings. I just enjoyed myself, whatever I did in the last one year. I have been doing the same thing again,” Surya said .
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The world number one T20I batter further claimed that he likes to express himself when he bats. “In those difficult situations, teams try to pull the game off. I try to take the game on. If it works well for me and the team, I am happy,” added Yadav.
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SKY further credited his father and wife for constant support and helping him to focus on his diet and fitness. "My father has sacrificed a lot for me. And I am fortunate that he realized spark in me and let me play the way I want. My wife has also done amazing things for me as she has been pushing me a lot in terms of my fitness and diet. Everything I am doing in the middle is a combination of both," concluded Suryakumar Yadav.
