According to Harbhajan Singh, Suryakumar Yadav returning to form is a good sign for India in the Super 8 stage. He emphasised that the rare hitter is the most significant match-winner in the Men in Blue lineup.
India secured a spot in the Super 8 by winning their first three group stage matches against Ireland, Pakistan, and the United States. Their final group match against Canada on Saturday was called off due to no play being possible.
What Harbhajan Singh Said
In a discussion on Star Sports Harbhajan Singh spoke on SKY regaining form. He said,
“It’s extremely important. We always talk about match-winners. I feel Suryakumar Yadav is the biggest match-winner in this team because the day he plays, he not only wins the match but takes the match far away from the opposition. The opposition can’t even think that they can win the game.”
“He is a special player. He is a different-level player. It’s good that runs came from his bat that day because if those runs hadn’t come, it could have been a cause for worry. However, runs coming from his bat is an auspicious sign for India”
Harbhajan also mentioned Yadav’s presence in the middle order eases the pressure off of the team.
On this topic he added,
“It’s a great sign for the dressing room as well because when he bats, the dressing room is absolutely calm. They know that until he is there, he will win the match and come out.”
The unbeaten 50 runs from 49 balls from SKY against USA secured India the Super 8 place.
Navjot Sidhu on Scoring Areas Of Suryakumar Yadav
In the same discussion, Sidhu added by praising Sky’s scoring areas around the ground that shocks the opponent.
He said,
“He has made areas where playing shots was considered a crime his own. Almost 40% of the runs in his innings were in the fine-leg area. He is playing in the reverse V. He is doing a 360-degree attack. So you cannot set a field. When you cannot set a field, you are left stunned.”
“The pace at which he scores, if he scores more than 50, he will win the match. Very few players play at that pace. Maybe Hardik Pandya and Travis Head, that too with the new ball against the short ball. There are very few game-changers”
Suryakumar scored 2,200 runs at a strike rate of 168.06 in 60 T201 innings. He has four centuries and eighteen half-centuries, with 17 50-plus performances coming in Indian victories.