Asia Cup 2022: My function was to go in and take the tempo up, says Suryakumar Yadav after Hong Kong knock

India’s match-winner towards Hong Kong, Suryakumar Yadav, commented on his whirlwind knock on Wednesday and mentioned that his function was to get the tempo up of the innings.

Suryakumar’s 26-ball 68 helped India safe the win on Wednesday (Courtesy: AP)

HIGHLIGHTSIndia defeated Hong Kong to e book their place within the Super FoursSuryakumar Yadav scored a 26-ball 68 to assist India rating 192 runsYadav mentioned {that a} participant must be versatile sufficient to bat at any quantity

Suryakumar Yadav opened up on his unimaginable knock towards Hong Kong and mentioned that his function was to go in and take the tempo up of the innings.

Yadav got here in at a time when each KL Rahul and Virat Kohli had been discovering it a bit robust to get going, with the previous scoring simply 36 runs from 38 deliveries earlier than getting out.

The 31-year-old got here in when India had been 94 for 2 within the thirteenth over and the innings wanted some late flourish to make sure that the workforce was capable of put up a aggressive rating. Yadav mixed with Kohli to placed on a superb partnership, with the previous doing the majority of the scoring.

The right-handed batter hit 68 runs from simply 26 balls along with his innings consisting of six boundaries and as many sixes. Yadav’s knock proved to be the gamechanger as Hong Kong had been unable to chase down the 192 runs posted by India and Rohit Sharma and his males booked their spot within the Super Fours stage.

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Speaking on the post-match presentation, the place he was named because the Man Of The Match, Yadav mentioned that among the photographs he performed had been predetermined. He mentioned that the wicket was a bit sluggish however his plan was clear and his function was to go in and take the tempo up.

“Some of them (shots) are predetermined, this format is all about what you think and how you prepare before you go out to bat. At the same time, you got to be staying in the present as well. I felt the wicket was a bit slow. My plan was clear. My role was to go in and take the tempo up and just express myself, I just loved it,” mentioned Yadav.

Talking about adapting to totally different batting positions, the 31-year-old mentioned {that a} participant needs to be versatile and geared up to bat at any quantity.

“You got to be flexible, you should be equipped to bat at any number and I have opened as well. I have batted at all number. I really enjoyed it,” mentioned Yadav.

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