Indian captain Rohit Sharma has showered praise on Suryakumar Yadav after the latter scored an astonishing knock of 61 runs off just 25 balls against Zimbabwe at the SCG, Sydney on Sunday. Rohit said what SKY is doing for the team is remarkable and the team’s dugout is relaxed when he is batting out in the middle.
Yadav came out all guns blazing and scored at a rapid pace to stun the Zimbabwean bowlers. The right-hander was quick to hit the blocks and once again targeted the behind-square boundary to score the lion’s share of his runs.
SKY oozed an exhibition of strokes and batted out of this world to help India post 186 runs on the board. The 32-year-old completed his fifty off just 23 balls, which is the fourth-fastest fifty for an Indian batter in T20 World Cup.
SKY went on to score six fours and four sixes in his breathtaking knock and scored his runs at a staggering strike rate of 244.
Rohit Sharma said in the post-match presentation, “What he’s doing for the team is remarkable. Playing and taking pressure off batsmen as well – it’s quite important from the team’s perspective. We know his ability and it allows the other guys to take some time as well. The confidence he shows when he bats, the dug-out can be at ease. He’s shown a lot of composure. This is something that we expect from him and he’s gone from strength to strength.”
India will play England in the semifinals on Thursday at the Adelaide Oval and Rohit Sharma believes it is imperative for the team to stick to their plans and replicate what has been working for them.
Rohit added, “The key for us will be to adjust to the conditions as quickly as possible. We’ve played a game there recently but England will be a good challenge for us. They’ve been playing some good cricket. Two teams going at each other, it’ll be a great contest. We don’t want to forget what has got us here, we just need to keep sticking to that and understand what each individual needs to do. It’s going to be a high-pressure game. We need to play well. If we do play well there, we have a good game ahead as well. You need to adjust quickly and plan accordingly. They (fans) have been brilliant, coming and watching us. Almost everywhere we’ve gone, we’ve got full house. We expect nothing less in the semifinal. Hats off to them, on behalf of the team I want to thank them.”
India was at their best in the Super 12 stage and they would need to bring their A-game against England.
