Mumbai 2 Sep : Former India cricketer Rohan Gavaskar believes that Suryakumar Yadav will be playing an important role in the current setup and also asked the team’s management to determine which position the right-handed player will be able to play in the batting order and revolve around Suryakumar Yadav.On Wednesday, Suryakumar slammed an unbeaten 68 off just 26 balls in the match against Hong Kong.
In his first innings in the final seven overs he totally changed the nature of the game , playing on a surface that wasn’t as simple to master as he made it appear as India came up with a colossal 192-2 in 20 overs.
He used his drives, slashes sweeps and scoops, in addition to an incredibly wrist-spinning move that sent the ball across the field to score the fifty in 22 balls.He was able to stay unbeaten with six fours and sixes, which earned him 60 runs just inside the boundary at an average of 261.53.
“(On) Wednesday he was simply amazing and he made sure that we got that little piece of pressure against our team from Hong Kong.As I’ve said in the past, if we’re to make a real advance in the World Cup, Sky (Suryakumar) will be a huge part in the team and play a huge role in this team.” Gavaskar said.Gavaskar on “Sports Over The TOP,” a show on Sports18.
Since making his T20I debut against England in March 2021, Suryakumar has often been acknowledged by his capacity to hit amazing shots and is regarded as an all-rounder.In recent times, he has shown his ability to play in various places of the India batsmen’s order in T20Is.
In July, he made a fine 117 against England at Nottingham finishing at number four and then a month later, he hit a 44-ball score of 76 on a tense surface against the West Indies at St Kitts when he was opening the bowling.
“I’ve been talking about this for a while.
If we want to be successful in winning the World Cup, our batting should be centered around SKY.Do we have to ask SKY what’s your position? What is the best place you think you could be most effective? We’ve seen him in the open, we’ve seen him bat at three and We’ve also seen him bat in 4.Do you you’re able to create the most damage when you start the innings?” Gavaskar added.Gavaskar.
In 23 T20I innings since his India T20I debut, Suryakumar has scored 758 runs with an average of 39.89 and an average strike rate of 177.51 including six half-centuries and a century.In 2022, he is leading the batsman charts for India in the shorter form of the game scoring 514 runs in 14 innings with an average of 42.83 and a strike rate of 190.37.
“Do you think you could cause the most damage when you’re at 3,4 or 3? And then take a listen to what he says and allow the ball to him? Because, again (on) Wednesday (yesterday) everybody was talking about pitch being a bit difficult and not difficult to put shorts on, and then he shows up and throws the type of innings that can only be played by players with an exceptional ability can play.You’ve heard about the strike rate of more than 200.” Gavaskar concluded.Gavaskar.
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