Suryakumar Yadav, a top batsman for India, acknowledged that a different side of him was on display when batting as he had to adjust to the situation on a “very demanding pitch” following his team’s valiant six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the second T20I. At the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday, star batsman Suryakumar Yadav and skipper Hardik Pandya maintained composure to lead India to a valiant 6-wicket victory over New Zealand.
“A different version of SKY (Suryakumar Yadav’s nickname) today. Adapting to the situation was very important when I went to bat. After losing Washy, it was important for someone to take the game to the end. (On his mix-up with Washington Sundar) It was my mistake, it was definitely not a run, I did not see where the ball was going. It was a challenging wicket. We did not think it would turn this way in the second innings but it is important to adapt. We just needed one hit in that over and it was very important to calm our nerves. Before we got the winning runs, he (Hardik) came and told me ‘you are going to finish on this ball’ and that gave me a lot of confidence,” said Suryakumar in a post-match presentation.