The Indian team completed an incredible 2-1 series win over Sri Lanka at the Saurashtra Cricket Association stadium. Men in Blue registered a 91-run victory as Suryakumar Yadav scored a brilliant century to help set a massive target of 229 runs. The 32-year-old showcased his batting ability to its fullest potential and received a lot of praise from the cricketing fraternity.
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But in the countless messages hailing the Mumbai batter, India spinner Yuzvendra C h ahal's gesture appreciating Yadav has gone viral. After the game, Chahal was seen kissing Suryakumar Yadav's hand thanking him for this amazing batting display.
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In his magnificent knock, Suryakumar Yadav scored 112 runs in just 51 deliveries with nine fours and seven sixes. This was SKY's third international hundred making him the only non-opening batter completing this feat. In the post-match presentation, Yadav talked about his performance as he received the player of the match award.
Describing the knock, Surya stated that his hard work and training have helped him the most. SKY then talked about how his focus was targeting short boundaries behind the wicket. He also expressed that Rahul Dravid's influence has also pushed him to express himself in these situations.
He said, "It's really important to put pressure on yourself when you are preparing for a game. If you do that in practice, it gets a little easier while playing the game. There is a lot of hard work involved but it's about doing quality practice sessions. You should know what your game is and prepare accordingly. Boundaries behind are like 50-60 meters, so I was targeting them. There are some shots that are pre-determined but you need to have other shots too so that if the bowler changes his plan, you can have an answer. He (Dravid) just lets me enjoy myself. He tells me to just enjoy and express myself."
