NZ v IND 2022: WATCH- “He just tells me that keep batting the way you do and enjoy it”- Suryakumar on batting with Kohli

Suryakumar Yadav was the Player of the Match for his 111* in India's win vs NZ in second T20I.

By Jatin Sharma - 20 Nov, 2022

Suryakumar Yadav rocked New Zealand in the second T20I of the three-match series at Mount Maunganui on Sunday, November 20, as his scintillating century helped India defeat the BlackCaps by 65 runs and go 1-0 up in the three-match series.

India had made 191/6 batting first thanks to Suryakumar Yadav’s amazing 111* in 51 balls with 11 fours and 7 sixes. He scored 61 runs in his last 18 balls as he completed his second T20I ton in 2022. Apart from him, Ishan Kishan made 36 runs.

In reply, Deepak Hooda’s 4/10 and two wickets each from Mohammed Siraj and Yuzvendra Chahal kept New Zealand to 126 and India won by 65 runs.

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In the after-match press-conference, Suryakumar Yadav talked about his knock and how he goes about his game. His amazing knock was appreciated by Virat Kohli as well, who called it a ‘videogame innings’ in a tweet.

Surya and Kohli were the two stars for India in the recent T20 World Cup 2022 as they ended up in the top three of the run-making charts with Kohli topping with 296 runs and Suryakumar making 239 runs.

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During the presser, Suryakumar was asked about this same and he said that he will take it as a compliment and promised to carry on in the same style.

On playing with Kohli, Suryakumar said: “Recently we played some games together, had good partnerships, I enjoy batting with him (Kohli). One thing is that I have to run a lot because he is super fit, but, at the same time, when we are inside, we don’t talk a lot about the game, we know we respect each other’s game. I only tell him that you keep playing on one side and I will keep batting at the other end. He doesn’t say much, just tells me that keep batting the way you have been doing and enjoy it."

Here is the video:

(Prime Video inputs)

By Jatin Sharma - 20 Nov, 2022

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