India’s T20 vice-captain Suryakumar Yadav Downplaying the Ekana Stadium pitch controversy on Tuesday, saying the wicket doesn’t matter much and they are “fine” with any type of surface. India captain hardik pandya Ikana termed the pitch a “shocker” after a tense chase of 100, which was achieved in the final delivery of the match. The curator was blamed for the disturbance and was sacked.
“We (Hardik and I) had a chat afterwards, and it was like, whatever we get in future, we’ll go with that. It’s totally fine,” Surya said on the eve of the series-decider in Motera.
“It doesn’t matter on which surface you play. These are the things which are not in your control. We did what was in our control, we had to adapt, apply on that ground and move on with the situation. Had to move. But it was an exciting game.
Surya said, “Any game, ODI or T20I, low or high scoring, if there is competition in the game, the wicket, I don’t think, matters much. You go out there, take a challenge, accept it.” are and move on.” ,
In difficult conditions, New Zealand had reduced India to 83/7 with the hosts needing 17 runs from the last two overs, with Surya and Hardik in the middle.
Both brought the equation to six runs from the last over.
“Actually, we have been batting together for a long time. We have had some good partnerships in the past.
“At that point, it was very important for us to have good communication and a good atmosphere because we knew it was a bit tense in the last over.
He said of his strategy, “We were just laughing, supporting each other and telling each other that whoever got the chance, let’s try and finish the game.”
The Mumbaikar credited his exploits in domestic cricket to his composure while batting in tense situations.
“I have played a lot of domestic cricket before making my international debut, which has helped me a lot.
“You have to work hard on yourself and the hard work you put out there, playing on different challenging pitches, I took it from there. Rest I have learned from seeing so many senior players in the team, talking to them,” he added. Learned. In every game, I try to put my best foot forward.” Surya is in line to make his Test debut in the much-anticipated series against Australia starting February 9 in Nagpur.
“Obviously, everyone wants to play Test cricket. You start your cricket at the domestic level, playing only with the red ball, and I played for Mumbai.
“We all know how exciting the series will be, but at the same time, it’s about living in the present and focussing on how to give our best for tomorrow’s game, then we have everything to think about for the Tests.” Time is full.” The world’s No. 1 T20I batsman has come a long way since making his debut against England on March 14, 2021, at the same venue.
Getting a bit emotional, he added: “I even told my manager ‘I’m back where it all started’. Even so I took slow steps thinking about 2021 and I’m here How did you come.”
“I have great memories but it will be completely different now. I am very excited. Beautiful stadium, amazing crowd, looking forward to an exciting game tomorrow,” he signed off.
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