Laxman was astonished by Suryakumar's six off Jofra Archer in the 4th T20I.
Legendary Indian batsman VVS Laxman has heaped praise on Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav after his memorable batting performance in the fourth T20I against England. He was particularly astonished by his entry to the big stage at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Suryakumar has announced his arrival to the international arena in a style, hitting the first ball six off Jofra Archer to amaze the fans and cricketers at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday (March 18).
In the fourth T20I, the right-hander cracked a blistering yet classy half-century, a 31-ball 57 run knock studded 6 fours and 3 sixes to help Team India beat England by 8 runs to level the five-match T20I series on Thursday with the final T20I scheduled on Saturday (March 20) in Ahmedabad.
Praising the 30-year-old, Laxman said Yadav is an all-round player and a match-winner for India given his ability to play all around the wicket and the shots and strokes he plays against both pacers and spinners.
Laxman said on Star Sports Network: “Spectacular, he astonished both me and Jofra Archer. His mindset is praiseworthy. He even told Murali Kartik that he wanted to keep it simple. If you complicate things too much, you forget at times what your strengths are and what is your template of scoring runs.”
The former batsman further added, “The timing we saw today, the way he placed the ball and the manner in which he was coming behind the line of the ball while playing the pacers and playing creative shots according to the field. When the spinners came, (he played) fantastic shots. My favorite was the maximum he hit over extra-cover against Adil Rashid.”
He signed off by saying, “He can play the sweep as well, so he is an all-round player and because of that, his strike rate is always high, and he is a match-winner.”