Former Indian wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel heaped praise on Suryakumar Yadav for his brilliant performance with the bat in the recent limited-overs series against the West Indies and compared him with South African batting legend AB de Villiers.
Ever since Suryakumar Yadav burst into the Indian cricket team, the middle-order looks a lot stable and he has even played some crucial innings for the Men in Blue and won them some games also.
He hit a stunning 65-run knock in the final ODI to help India beat the West Indies by 17 runs to clean sweep the series 3-0. The 30-year-old managed 107 runs in the three-match T20I series against the West Indies at home and was also adjudged Player of the Series.
Well, people talked about Suryakumar being a versatile batter, scoring runs all around the ground and having a good understanding of the game, while AB de Villiers was also known for his 360-degree batting approach and understanding of the game, which made Patel compare the two and call the latter "India’s 360-degree player."
Parthiv told Cricbuzz: “We've been talking about Suryakumar being versatile and having a good understanding of the game while coming in at the No. 5 position. His knock in the final T20I didn't come under easy conditions as it was a sticky wicket.”
He added, “Rohit didn't manage to score runs but Suryakumar started well and stayed till the end. A set batter at the death is always dangerous... and it becomes difficult for a bowler to deliver under pressure. He's India's 360-degree player like AB de Villiers.”
