Sunil Gavaskar said that if Suryakumar Yadav fails then KL Rahul will have to take charge.© AFP
Suryakumar Yadav The new Mr has evolved in 360 degrees and India will struggle to score enough runs on the board if it fails to fire, says batting great Sunil Gavaskar, Suryakumar, currently the world number one T20 batsman, performed brilliantly in his first T20 World Cup to help India reach the semi-finals of the marquee event with a brilliant knock in the Super 12 stage. Against Zimbabwe, he scored an unbeaten 61 off 25, sending the ball to every corner of the field.
“Each of those innings was pretty much 360 degrees. That’s the new Mr. 360 degrees. It was a shot he hit a six to the left of the wicketkeeper. Then he went a little squarer in the final overs, for example, the angle at which the bowler Trying to hit the target, taking advantage of that. Then also the extra cover drive, he’s got every shot in the book. There was a straight drive too,” Gavaskar was quoted as saying on India Today.
The former India captain feels that Suryakumar is the reason why India have been able to score a total that they can defend. “He is really becoming the player who is taking India to the total you can defend. The score India got was the highest T20I score at the MCG. Without their unbeaten 61, India wouldn’t even reach 150. reaches.” where did it go.
Under-fire Rahul returned to form with back-to-back half-centuries in India’s last two matches against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. Gavaskar said if Suryakumar fails, Rahul will have to take charge.
“I think at the moment, there are two batsmen who are in good form, Kohli and Suryakumar. It was also good to see. KL Rahul Get yet another half-century, but he has to look to get more than that for one simple reason.
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“If Surya doesn’t fire, India will struggle for 140-150. So it is very important for Rahul to keep going,” Gavaskar said.
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