Former Pakistan National Cricket Team captain Shahid Afridi heaped praise on the India National Cricket Team middle-order batsman Suryakumar Yadav for his outstanding knock in the Asia Cup 2022 match against Hong Kong National Cricket Team.
Suryakumar Yadav looked unstoppable in the Asia Cup clash against Hong Kong on Wednesday, August 31, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium and he played an absolutely sensational knock. The 31-year-old smashed 68* runs at a strike rate of 261.54 and his innings consisted of 6 fours and 6 sixes. His innings helped India post 192/2 on the board and win the match by 40 runs.
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Days after the Asia Cup battle between India and Hong Kong, former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi explained why Kohli played cautiously against the Nizakat Khan-led side.
“Yes dekha tha, jo thoda time mila mujhe. Main Virat ki batting dekhne baitha hua tha. Wo kaafi time le raha tha. Usko bhi pata tha kitni zaroori hai uske lie ye. Aur performance chahe kisi bhi team k against ho, confidence toh milti hai age jake. (Yes, I saw it in the limited time I got. I sat to watch Virat’s batting. He was playing slowly as he knew how important this innings was for him. The opposition doesn’t matter. It will always give you confidence if you score runs),” Afridi said on Samaa TV.
Kohli scored good 59 runs off 44 balls, including 1 four and 3 sixes, against the Hong Kong and he also had a brilliant 98* runs partnership with Suryakumar Yadav.
Wo licence leke aya tha ki mujhe koi ball rokni nahi hai – Shahid Afridi on Suryakumar Yadav
Afridi applauded Suryakumar and said that he came in to bat with a licence to attack Hong Kong. He added that the Indian middle-order batsman looked highly confident while playing big shots.
“Virat kaafi us tarha khela lekin jis tarha ye Kumar aya, ate hi usne pahle ball pe chouka, dusre ball pe chouka, bas wo ek positive frame of mind se aya hua tha. Wo licence leke aya tha ki mujhe koi ball rokni nahi hai.( So he was playing like that but when Suryakumar came in… he hit his first ball for four, then the second ball for four and came in with a licence to attack everything),”Afridi said on Samaa TV.
“Body language is very important. You should appear confident even when you are taking a single, defending the ball or hitting a six. And the confidence he showed while hitting those big shots was superb. He entertained the crowd,” Afridi added.
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