Out-of-favor India cricketer Manoj Tiwary appreciated team India head coach Ravi Shastri for standing with Suryakumar Yadav. Yadav played a superb innings of 79* against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) after not picked in the Indian team for the Australia tour.

The Mumbai Indians (MI) batsman was upset over getting ignored despite being in a good form. Shastri took to Twitter and told Surya to stay strong and patient. 

"Surya namaskar Stay strong and patient @surya_14kumar #MIvsRCB," Shastri tweeted.

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Tiwary was happy to see the words of Shastri for Suryakumar Yadav. He recalled his exclusion from team India and wished to have a similar coach during his time too.

"I just wish u were the coach of Indian team during the series where i scored .. Your message like this would have surely helped my international career. Seeing this tweet of urs #Surya will be happy," Tiwary tweeted.

Tiwary has played 12 ODIs and 3 T20Is for Team India, but was dropped from the side after a hundred against West Indies.