Suryakumar Yadav gears up for the inaugural T20 Mumbai League

Mumbai stalwart, Suryakumar Yadav, appeared excited about the inaugural Mumbai T20 League. Yadav will lead the Triumph Knights in the Mumbai-based league.

The Knights suffered a major blow to their campaign early on with the injury to Dhawal Kulkarni. The speedster suffered an ankle injury. As a result, he was ruled out of the tournament.

“We will definitely miss Dhawal’s services. He is a star cricketer and has been influential in scripting many victories for Mumbai. Our young bowlers are working hard to fill his shoes. It is a huge loss, but at the end of the day, the show must go on,” commented Suryakumar Yadav according to Mid-Day.

Yadav decked up for the additional responsibility of captaincy. The format of the tournament enables every player to know about the strengths and weaknesses of their Mumbai teammates.

“Leading a team is challenging. There is an added pressure on my shoulders. However, I will enjoy leading this side and that too, against our own Mumbai players. We know each other’s strength and weaknesses, so it will be an interesting league. I am excited to perform,” suggested the Mumbai players.

Suryakumar Yadav has been a regular name in the Indian Premier League, throughout all the seasons of IPL. Starting off his career at Mumbai Indians, Yadav quickly became an integral part of the KKR’s squad.

During this year’s IPL auction, Mumbai Indians’ had to shell out INR 3 crores to retain the services of the Mumbai cricketer for the forthcoming seasons.

On T20 format

“I enjoy every format of the game, but I love T20s more because we have to use our brains a lot and our skills are put to the test. Since this is the first year of the T20 Mumbai League, everybody is hoping for a good show and I think it will be a high-intensity tournament,” concluded Suryakumar Yadav.