Suryakumar Yadav, a star Indian batsman, acknowledged on Monday that he prefers to bat on fast, bouncy fields and that Australian conditions didn’t bother him because he frequently prepares on them at his home ground of Wankhede Stadium. “Everyone asks me that what your preparations are since you have never been to Australia. It has fast, bouncy pitches and big grounds. I have practiced a lot at Wankhede. The track there has a great bounce and is fast in nature. I have always enjoyed batting on these surfaces. I enjoy batting on big grounds since I see those big pockets and gaps, I hit the ball through them or run hard if there is a need,” said Suryakumar in a video posted by BCCI featuring all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin.
According to Suryakumar, he is now enjoying his batting and only notices holes when he steps up to the plate. The batter claimed that he is quite confident in his daring strokes because he has played them with more success than failure. “I try to play the format. It is about the intent with which you come out. I try to get runs on every ball,” he added. Suryakumar credited a lot of effort with helping him develop the technique of making outstanding catches on the field.
One of India’s standout players in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup has been Suryakumar Yadav. His recent game-winning heroics have propelled him to the top of the ICC Men’s T20I rankings. The batsman has 225 runs at an average of 75.50 in five games so far, with three half-centuries. Suryakumar has scored 1,026 runs at an average of 44.60 in 28 T20I innings this season. His bat has produced one hundred and nine half-centuries, with a top score of 117. The strike rate for these runs was 186.24. The only player in T20I history to score 1,000 runs in a single calendar year is Suryakumar, who is also the first Indian to do so.
On his experiences with the team during T20 World Cup, Ashwin said, “It is an interesting phase of my life. I am at peace with my life. I am enjoying my cricket. I am just taking a day at a time. The atmosphere in the team is incredible. The preparations are done like there is no tomorrow. We have preview meetings. These are all I wanted as a cricketer growing up. I came into the team, there was a different generation. There is a new generation now. I have learnt a lot. A lot of credit to Dravid and Rohit for this environment.”