India captain Rohit Sharma stated he’s misplaced for phrases that might appropriately describe Suryakumar Yadav’s 26-ball 68 in opposition to Hong Kong within the Asia Cup on Wednesday.
Suryakumar smashed six sixes and as many fours in his scintillating innings to take India to 192 for 2, sufficient for a 40-run victory and a spot within the Super 4 stage of the match.
“Words would be less for the kind of innings he played today,” Rohit stated within the post-match presentation.
“We’ve seen that with him every so often. He is available in with sucker knocks. He simply comes out and bats fearlessly what the crew expects from him.
“Some of the shots he played today are not written anywhere in the book. It was great to see. Shot selection was also important. We know he can play across the park,” Rohit praised Surya.
India had a quiet begin and each their openers Rohit and KL Rahul did not convert their begins.
But Virat Kohli held the innings collectively by scoring his first worldwide half-century (59 not out off 44 balls) in additional than six months, at the same time as Suryakumar offered much-needed impetus within the back-10. Together they added 98 runs in an unbroken third wicket partnership.
Suryakumar batted at No 4, Ravindra Jadeja performed a match-winning knock after being promoted to the identical spot.
“We have additionally knowledgeable the group about this (flexibility in batting order). Most of the gamers are able to make the most of the chance and are able to bat if wanted.
“That’s the flexibility we need. We will take those chances. We are going to try to use the right match-ups,” stated Rohit.
When requested about his vast pictures, Suryakumar stated that a few of them had been predetermined.
After being adjudged the participant of the match, Suryakumar stated, “Some of them (shots) were pre-decided, the format is about what you think and how you prepare before going out to bat.”
“I assumed the wicket was a bit gradual. My plan was clear. My function was to go in and choose up the tempo and simply categorical myself, I simply cherished it. On adapting to completely different positions, he stated, ‘You should be versatile, it’s important to be able to bat at any quantity and I’ve additionally opened. I’ve batted in any respect numbers. I had a variety of enjoyable.”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
