IND vs HK: "Main Na Captain Hu Na Vice-Captain': Suryakumar Yadav's Reply To 'Pant Ahead of Pandya' Query

Suryakumar Yadav played a fantastic knock against Hong Kong as he scored 68 runs in 26 balls. He smashed 6 fours and 6 sixes and was quite fearless in his approach. He played with a lot of intent and he was spotted playing some funky shots.

It was because of him only, that the Indian Cricket Team posted a gigantic total of 192-2. The right-handed batter got ample support from Virat Kohli as the star batter was making sure that the scoreboard kept ticking.

Suryakumar Yadav knows that Hong Kong is still in the early stages of development. The batter should not get complacent as the other teams in the Super 4 stage will possess a completely difficult challenge. The management this time made an interesting team selection as they played Rishabh Pant over Hardik Pandya.

It was expected that Pant will get some practice in the middle but the management promoted Suryakumar to No.4; in the Pakistan match, the batter came into bat at the No.5 position.

Suryakumar Yadav on Team Selection

Suryakumar Yadav: “Sir, it’s purely team management’s call. Main na to captain hu na vice-captain, to ye aap unse puchho (Neither am I the captain or the vice-captain. So, you may ask this question to them). But it was good to see Rishabh back in the playing XI. Everything is fine”

Watch: Suryakumar Addressing the Press Conference

.@surya_14kumar's hilarious reply when asked about the changes in playing XI for the Hong Kong clash#AsiaCup2022 #INDvHK

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— News18 CricketNext (@cricketnext) September 1, 2022

Aggressive Suryakumar Yadav

The spinners were making life harder for the Indian batters as they were making use of slow pace deliveries. Smashing a six on a slower delivery is quite difficult as the batters require some sort of pace on the ball to whack it around the park. Suryakumar Yadav understood the conditions and adapted quickly to the conditions. The batter has got a good swing of the bat which makes him quite destructive on any given day.

Suryakumar Yadav knows that he needs to deliver consistent performances for the team. He was seen making use of the crease in order to tackle the pace of deliveries. This kind of match awareness makes Suryakumar Yadav quite lethal. Virat Kohli on the other side was stunned to see this version of Suryakumar Yadav.

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