Suryakumar Yadav made his debut for Team India in the T20I series against England earlier this year. Even though Yadav had a successful debut series, he will be looking to ‘start from the scratch’ in the upcoming limited-overs series against Sri Lanka.
The right-hand batsman in his recent virtual press -conference talked about how he will still feel the pressure despite a great home series against England.
“Pressure will be there, because if there is no pressure, there is no fun, so as I said, it will be a great challenge and I am really looking forward to it. I think, that (debut series against England) was a completely different challenge, and every time you come, I mean for a batter, every time you go in or play a different game, you start from scratch,” the 30-year-old said.
“So, this (tour) also I have to start from zero and that was a different series and this is a different series, but the challenge remains the same, I have to go out in the park and perform the same way, what I did,” he added.
With Virat Kohli and co. in the UK for the upcoming five-match Test series against England, the Indian team in Sri Lanka will be led by Shikhar Dhawan and coached by Rahul Dravid. The three-match ODI series will begin from July 13 and the three T20I series from July 21.
The Mumbai-based batsman then talked about working with the former India skipper Dravid for the first time.
“It is a great opportunity for everyone, having a tour amid this situation. And the great thing is having Rahul (Dravid) sir around, I have heard a lot about him. I think, this is my first tour with him but I have heard a lot from many players that he is very calm and composed when it comes to this role,” he signed off.
(With PTI Inputs)
