IPL 2020: Suryakumar Yadav broke 79, not 43 balls with 10 fours and 3 sixes to help MI knock down the 165 vs RCB goal to help them get closer to the playoffs.
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HIGHLIGHT
- Suryakumar Yadav smashed 79, not 43 balls in IM 5-wicket win
- Suryakumar’s blow came a day after he was rejected by the Team India selection despite his good form.
- Surya must be very, very disappointed that he turned blue for India: Pollard
Former Mumbai Indians player Pragyan Ojha praised Suryakumar Yadav’s hitting performance against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Wednesday in match 48 of the 2020 Indian Premier League.
Suryakumar Yadav broke 79 not out of 43 balls with 10 limits and 3 sixes to help MI chase 165 against RCB. His coup came a day after he was overlooked for limited-limit India squads for the national team’s tour of Australia next month.
The BCCI chief selection committee bypassed the Mumbai hitting star despite his consistent performances not just in the ongoing IPL, but in all formats on the national tour in the recent past. Suryakumar had hit 362 runs averaging over 40 and hitting rate over 155 at the 2020 IPL.
“Maybe you have to go back to domestic cricket and get runs, and also at the next IPL because that’s how you have to respond to your critics. If you perform like you’ve been doing, it’s only a matter of time.
“It was a brilliant hit, he was so calm and collected. The way he didn’t even show his aggression, in a very subtle way he said, ‘I’m there, I’ll do it for ME.’ A person who has had so many careers in national cricket and the IPL was not elected.
“We’ve seen a lot of people lose their temper when they drop or are not chosen, or when they underperform. But this man said I’m going to go and do my job. It’s a great statement and I love his sportsmanship. Ojha said. he said on Sports Today.
Even IM substitute captain Kieron Pollard spoke about Surya’s India team snub after the game, saying it would have hurt the Mumbai batter.
“Deep down, he must be very, very disappointed that he went blue for India. It just keeps getting better. Again, as an individual, if you keep being consistent, you will be rewarded. Nothing happens ahead of time,” Pollard said during the ceremony. post-game presentation.
