Suryakumar Yadav and captain Hardik Pandya kept their cool to lead India to a hard-fought 6-wicket win over New Zealand in the second T20I.
Following his side’s hard-fought six-wicket win over New Zealand in the second T20I, star India batter Suryakumar Yadav admitted that a different version of him was on display while batting as he had to adapt to the situation on a “very challenging wicket”. Suryakumar Yadav and captain Hardik Pandya kept their cool to lead India to a hard-fought 6-wicket win over New Zealand in the second T20I on Sunday at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
“Today, a different SKY (Suryakumar Yadav’s nickname). When I went to bat, adapting to the situation was critical. After losing Washy, it was critical that someone finish the game. (On his blunder with Washington Sundar) It was my fault; it was clearly not a run; I didn’t see where the ball was going. It was a difficult wicket. We didn’t expect the second inning to go this way, but it’s important to adapt. We only needed one hit in that over, and it was critical for us to relax. “He (Hardik) came over to me before we got the winning runs and told me, ‘you are going to finish on this ball,’ and that gave me a lot of confidence,” Suryakumar said.
