On Sunday, Suryakumar Yadav delivered yet another spectacular performance to further solidify his rising position as the world’s top T20I hitter. The No. 4 batsman for India, who already holds the top spot in the ICC rankings, helped India reach a high total against Zimbabwe by scoring an unbeaten 61 off just 25 deliveries. This is Suryakumar’s third half-century of the competition, and he once again played some incredible shots throughout the game.
Ravi Shastri, a former head coach of India, questioned Suryakumar on the ramp shot that led to the Indian batter’s six over deep fine leg. Surya gave an explanation of his pre-game routine for the stroke. “I mean you got to understand what the bowler is going to bowl at that time. That is a little predetermined at that moment. I have practiced the stroke a lot, when I used to play a lot of rubber-ball cricket. So, you got to be thinking what the bowler is thinking at that time. “If the field is in I just back myself to go, there,” Suryakumar said.
Shastri continued by inquiring of Suryakumar how much wrist power was needed to play the shot. The middle-order batter responded by saying, “You got to know how long the boundary behind is. When I stand there I feel it is just 60-65 metres. With the pace of the ball I just try and time it and take it on the sweet spot of the bat and if it hits it, it goes all the way.”