Suryakumar Yadav declared superior to AB de Villiers by Gautam Gambhir's ex-teammate

India won their opening game against the USA on Saturday at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Suryakumar Yadav shone in the match where the other batters faltered. The Men in Blue captain showcased his experience on a difficult wicket that was stopping a bit. Surya was excellent, holding one side of the game and did come back not out after 20 overs.

Suryakumar Yadav played an unbeaten knock of 84* off 49 balls. The India captain smashed all around the park, showcasing his 360-degree ability to score runs. He hit 10 fours and four sixes in one of his most crucial innings in a T20 World Cup game. When the Mumbai-born batter came into bat, India were 45/2, and then he saw a collapse to 77/6.

Suryakumar Yadav is a true 360-degree player

After his amazing innings, former India batter Manoj Tiwary came to his praise. The latter appreciated the way he batted in the innings and also compared him with former South Africa captain AB de Villiers, who also had a similar kind of playing style. However, Manoj Tiwary believed that Surya is the true 360-degree player for him.

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Manoj Tiwary, while speaking with Cricbuzz, said, "The range of shots that we saw from Surya, we say AB de Villiers is the 360-degree player, but for me, he is the one true 360-degree player."

"I have never seen AB de Villiers slice and score a six over third man, but Surya has scored that shot in the IPL, and he showed that only he can play that shot. Shot selection was not easy on that surface, but he showed how effective he was."

Suryakumar Yadav shines on a difficult wicket

Surya smashed Saurabh Netravalkar for 21 runs off the final over, which turned out to be the turning point of the match. He smashed him for 2 sixes and three fours in the 20th over. The former Indian U-19 pacer finished off with 65/0, and the unwanted record of most runs conceded in a single T20 World Cup match.

India, with respect to Suryakumar Yadav’s inning posted a defendable total of 162 runs. The USA never came into the chase as the Indian bowlers Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh were all over the USA batter, leaving them 13/3 at one stage. Monaank Patel’s side lost the game by 29 runs; they showcased brilliant spirit in their opening game.

Murali Kartik praises Suryakumar Yadav

Former India spinner Murali Kartik, also heappraised Surya on Cricbuzz, saying, "The only reason India scored 161 was Suryakumar Yadav. The faith that the team had in him, despite his poor form last year, but class is permanent. At one point, it did not even seem like 140- 150 would be scored."

India will be up against Namibia in their next game on the 12th February, at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. They would want to completely dominate against a weaker-looking Namibia side to secure their spot in the T20 World Cup Group 8 stages, ahead of their most important clash against Pakistan.

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