India and Sri Lanka faced off against each other in the final T20I of the three-match series on January 7, Saturday and it was the Indian team who came out on top on the back of a stupendous century from unorthodox batter Suryakumar Yadav. The right-handed batter toyed with the Sri Lankan pacers and helped India put on a massive total of 228 on the board at the end of the first innings.
Batting at a strike rate of around 220, Suryakumar remained unbeaten after scoring 112 runs from just 51 balls with seven fours and nine sixes, making it a completely dominant innings. Gautam Gambhir, the former Indian opener, reacted to the same on his Twitter account and claimed that the right-handed batter must be included in India’s Test setup.
Take a look at Gautam Gambhir’s tweet:
What a knock @surya_14kumar! Time to put him in test cricket! #SKYscraper pic.twitter.com/tvvoRTXEwp
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) January 7, 2023
There is a lot of hard work involved: Suryakumar Yadav
To add more to the match, the Men in Blue put on a massive total on the board and eventually restricted the Sri Lankan team to a meagre total of 137, winning the game by a massive margin of 91 runs, eventually clinching the series 2-1. The right-handed batter was adjourned the Player of the Match award and he opened up on his innings, saying that there is a lot of hard work that goes on behind the scenes.
“It’s really important to put pressure on yourself when you are preparing for a game. If you do that in practice, it gets a little easier while playing the game. There is a lot of hard work involved but it’s about doing quality practice sessions. You should know what your game is and prepare accordingly,” Suryakumar was quoted as saying after the match.
“Boundaries behind are like 50-60 meters, so I was targeting them. There are some shots that are pre-determined but you need to have other shots too so that if the bowler changes his plan, you can have an answer. He (Dravid) just lets me enjoy myself. He tells me to just enjoy and express myself,” he added.
Here’s how fans have reacted to Gautam Gambhir’s tweet:
Isiliye hum koi trophy nahi jite h. We are best at format mixing.
— Cricket Freak (@1tdoesnotmatter) January 7, 2023
And ruin it all together.
— ??!RC (@VoiceOfRC1) January 7, 2023
Don't ruin his game
— F*ck!t (@salaamsalaar) January 7, 2023
Bhai bass kar ? jo format khel rha usi me rhne do…why always mix formats??
— ?V Sin? (@perky_predator) January 7, 2023
Clearly mixing formats. Before he comes in Sarfaraz Khan has to make it to the team. Else, there would be no value to Ranji performances.
— VSK? (@vsk1110) January 7, 2023
It won't be a bad idea but there is no space in Indian test team
— Wickets Hitting (@offpacedelivery) January 7, 2023
time to put you off twitter ?????
— 82* (@kunnucasm) January 7, 2023
Random format mixing
— SV (@swamiji75) January 7, 2023
no way, then stop organising ranji cricket, if he is selected over sarfaraz
— ?????? ???? ????? (@Dbajwa07) January 7, 2023
What about Sarfaraz Khan there…
— DK (@CricCrazyDK) January 7, 2023
Let him first perform in odi world cup coming.. if he performs better then include him in test as well?
— Ashish (@Ashish09017236) January 7, 2023
I love Surya, put tests aside he's struggling in ODIs for India
— Jagadeesh A (@Jr290195) January 7, 2023
