‘All of us want to bat like him’ – Indian batter reveals impact of Suryakymar Yadav on his teammates

Suryakumar Yadav is in the form of a lifetime. He has been consistently scoring runs for the Indian team for almost two years now. Former New Zealand fast bowler Simon Doull got a hold of Suryakumar Yadav’s bat during India vs New Zealand 3rd T20I pre-match show and said it doesn’t seem to have an edge for the last 18 months or so as everything seems to find the middle of the willow.

This year, he has shown an unthinkable combination of strike rate and average. After a fantastic 20-20 World Cup in Australia, SKY smashed his second T20I century in the second match of the series against New Zealand in Mouth Maunganui, helping India take a 1-0 lead.

India opener Ishan Kishan has stated that every member of the team now wants to bat like the Mumbai right-hander.

“I still badly wanted to be at the non-striker’s end (when Surya is batting), he makes batting look so easy. All of us (in the Indian team) want to bat like him. He is so calm every time, I think everything is going according to plan for him. Off the field, in the last few years I played with him, he is very professional with his hydration and sleeping pattern and diet. We, youngsters, can learn a lot from him and how he is batting and his energy and work ethic are always hundred per cent,” Kishan said.

We keep talking about how the situation was two-three years ago: Suryakumar Yadav

Surya’s recent exploits have led many to believe that he entered India set up two to three years too late. He admitted that being overlooked in the past had been aggravating. “I always keep going back to my past. When I am in the room or travelling with my wife, we keep talking about how the situation was two-three years ago. What is the situation now, what has changed now from then, we keep discussing that time,” he said.