Suryakumar Yadav

As Kohli walked towards Suryakumar, the camera spotted the former India captain pointing towards the change room and mouthing 'Kya Hai Yeh', meaning 'What ...

Suryakumar was fittingly adjudged Player of the Match for scoring a blazing fifty – the sixth of his career and the sixth-fastest by an Indian player in T20Is. Suryakumar's 26 runs off the final over is also the second-highest runs scored by an Indian in any over of a T20I match. Surya's innings included six fours and six sixes, four of which came in the final over of the innings as he tonked Hong Kong medium pacer Haroon Arshad for 26 runs. After the innings got over, Kohli dedicated a special gesture, bowing down to Suryakumar as the two batters were on their way back after making it a forgettable final five overs for Hong Kong. Batting with him, at the other end, Kohli had the best seat in the house to enjoy his partner go hammer and tongs. Suryakumar remained not out on 68 off 26 balls and put on an unbeaten partnership of 98 runs that provided wings to India's innings and allowed them to take off in the final five overs.

Kohli and Suryakumar ensured India advanced to the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup, with the latter scoring an imperious 68 not out off 26 balls.

“In fact, I’ve told the coach and the captain - ‘play me anywhere, just let me play’,” he told reporters with a smile. Suryakumar’s strike-rate at the death (17-20) is a staggering 260, in the PowerPlay 151.11 and between overs 7 to 16, he strikes at 171.42. Kohli had the best seat in the house as he willed Suryakumar on with a smile, almost in disbelief. In the 16th over, Aizaz Khan bowls a length ball outside off, and Suryakumar backs away to carve the ball over the short third man for four. Suryakumar seems to have a preternatural sense of where the ball will be delivered and how he will hit it. And Suryakumar has emerged as the heartbeat of a reconfigured T20 side.

They both scored half-centuries against Hong Kong but they were extremely different innings.

When he sees a delivery coming, he has two options ready and in a split second his exceptional hand-eye coordination allows him to play the shot he wants. "I felt the wicket was a little slow, the way I was watching it from outside, but my plan was clear in that situation: take the tempo up and just express myself. Most of them are [predetermined], at the same time, you've got to be playing in the present as well. When he realised he had given away his intention a split-second early, and allowed the bowler to go fuller, Suryakumar readjusted in an instant. Anticipating a shorter length, Suryakumar had shuffled across his stumps to access the area over short fine leg. India's innings had reached a take-off point, and Suryakumar came to the crease with six overs to go. Kohli willed himself to bat long and give himself the best chance of capitalising in the death overs. There was Kohli's hard grind at one end and Suryakumar's jaw-dropping innovation at the other. The pitch in Dubai wasn't conducive to carefree strokeplay, so he started working the ball into gaps and running as hard as he could to keep the score moving. Unlike Kohli, who had done the hard work to cash in later on, Suryakumar needed no sighters. His only aggressive shot in this period was a swat for six off a free-hit. Hong Kong's joy at dismissing Rahul in the 13th over with India 94 for 2 quickly dissipated and they were under the pump within minutes.

Dubai: Team India batter Suryakumar Yadav was in his element as he smashed an unbeaten 68 off 26 against Hong Kong in the fourth match of the Asia Cup 2022 at ...

In the 16th over of the innings, Suryakumar smashed back to back six and a four. Kohli then joined Rahul in thrashing the bowlers and smashed his first boundary of the night of Mohammad Ghazanfar’s delivery. After 10 overs, the duo of Rahul and Kohli took India’s total to 70-1. With some blistering shots by Suryakumar, team India ended the 14th over with 107 runs on the board and a loss of two wickets. Hong Kongs’s Haroon Arshad was hammered for 26 runs and India posted 192/2 on in 20 overs. Popular gadgets including laptop, tablet and mobile specifications, features, prices, comparison. The Hong Kong Cricket Team gifted Virat Kohli a memento jersey to make his half-century in the Asia Cup a memorable one. After Rahul’s dismissal, Kohli and Suryakumar steered India’s innings and stitched an unbeaten 98-run partnership to help the Men in Blue set a big target for Hong Kong. The loss of the captain’s wicket invited Virat Kohli, who played every ball with caution and kept rotating the strike. He continued the form and in the 18th over, he hammered perfect back-to-back two fours and a six of the deliveries of Ayush Shukla. Rahul shifted the gears and smashed the ball on the stands with a marvelous six on Aizaz Khan’s delivery. The hard-hitting batter Suryakumar entered the crease as the number four batter and scored back-to-back two fours of Yasim Murtaza’s bowling to ease the pressure on the Indian team.

Bowing down to me was a heartwarming gesture from Virat Kohli, said Suryakumar Yadav.

Because the wicket was a little slow in the starting, I talked to Virat Kohli, he said 'just express yourself and do as you bat’. So having the experience at that stage in the middle was crucial." We were talking a lot how to go about in the next few balls. Do not type comments in all capital letters, or in all lower case letters, or using abbreviated text. At the start the wicket was a bit slow. “It is a challenge to bat first. “Today as well, we were trying to do that, once we started batting first, what total should it be, what tempo and how to finish. My plan was also very clear on how to bat so it was fun." "It was a heartwarming gesture from Virat Kohli. I have never experienced it. “I am flexible to bat at any number, wherever you tell me. “Things will go on, there are lot of things we are trying and experimenting.

India batter Suryakumar Yadav had a freewheeling conversation with Virat Kohli after they decimated the Hong Kong side in the Asia Cup match on Wednesday.

“When you came in, you gave me an indication of how you are feeling, my role immediately changed back to holding one end. Speaking about his own innings, Kohli said, “I have come off a decent break, a month and a half. In the first 10 balls, I wanted to hit three-four boundaries and when I got that, I just kept batting,” Suryakumar said. “A knock that I enjoyed from the other end. And when the situation allows, try and hit a boundary every now and then. Kohli and KL Rahul hit a few maximums but were not able to play at a run rate of more than seven. Popular gadgets including laptop, tablet and mobile specifications, features, prices, comparison. So it was important for me that you stay there so I bat freely,” he explained. Came in and completely changed the momentum of the game, on a pitch that wasn’t as easy as he made it look. When I went in to bat, I just tried to be myself. When I was sitting inside, me and Rishabh were discussing how we should take the game ahead, considering the wicket was a little slow. Suryakumar Yadav said that Kohli batting on the other end was beneficial for him and gave him the licence to go after the bowlers.

Dubai [UAE], September 1 (ANI): Star Indian batter Virat Kohli said he was blown away by Suryakumar Yadav's knock against Hong Kong on Wednesday.

He came and changed the momentum of the game on a pitch that was not as easy as he made it look. Virat Kohli showcased glimpses of his old self and hit 59* off 44 balls, decorated with a four and three massive sixes. I am happy that I got two innings where I enjoyed my batting. I enjoyed my batting in my last game against a quality attack. I was completely blown away,” said Kohli in a video posted by BCCI that also featured Suryakumar. When I went to bat, I tried being myself, doing what I do, what I love doing.

The two batters discuss their game plan during their match-winning partnership against Hong Kong.

"But again, when you [Suryakumar] came in, I told you I'm going to keep going but the moment you started and gave me a clear indication of how you're feeling, my role immediately changed to holding one end. I honestly believe that the way you played today, if you can stay in that zone, you can literally change the complexion of the game against any team in the world." It was nice to get a couple of games where I felt good with my batting. I kind of got the pace of the wicket, but I knew my job was to stabilise the innings and build a partnership with whoever I play with. Six weeks is a long time, especially at the international level when you get out of touch with the game, but I came mentally fresh. "At that moment, I knew I needed you there," Suryakumar said to Kohli. That is something I enjoy doing, so that even if god forbid you didn't get those runs, then I could take charge, or we have Rishabh [Pant] or in another game Hardik [Pandya], Dinesh [Karthik] or [Ravindra Jadeja] Jaddu. "When I was sitting inside, me and Rishabh [Pant] were speaking about how we could take game this ahead as the wicket was a little slow," Suryakumar said. Kohli was on 33 when Suryakumar joined him in the middle and swept his first two balls to the deep square-leg boundary. "When I went into bat, I tried to just be myself and do what I love doing. And it was only after Suryakumar came in with seven overs to go that India were able to accelerate and post a total of 192 for 2 in Dubai. "SKY played an outstanding knock, a knock that I enjoyed thoroughly from the other end," Kohli said during a conversation with Suryakumar for BCCI.tv.

Star Indian batter Virat Kohli said he was blown away by Suryakumar Yadav's knock against Hong Kong on Wednesday. "I enjoyed Suryakumar Yadav's innings from ...

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Star Indian batter Virat Kohli said he was blown away by Suryakumar Yadav's knock against Hong Kong on Wednesday. "I enjoyed Suryakumar Yadav's innings from ...

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