Asia Cup: Words shall be brief to explain Suryakumar Yadav’s knock vs Hong Kong, says Rohit Sharma

India captain Rohit Sharma heaped wealthy reward on Suryakumar Yadav, saying he didn’t have phrases to explain the hassle from the No. 4 batter who hit 26-ball 68 towards Hong Kong of their 40-run win at Asia Cup 2022.

Rohit Sharma, talking to the broadcasters after India’s win that sealed them a spot within the Super Fours, stated he has seen Suryakumar Yadav pull out such knocks up to now for India and Mumbai Indians however a number of the photographs that have been on show on Wednesday weren’t a part of any teaching guide.

Suryakumar Yadav hit 6 sixes and as many boundaries as he used his 360 diploma vary to torment the Hong Kong assault within the final 7 overs. India have been 94 for two on the finish of the thirteenth over however Suryakumar’s blitz meant India scored as many as 98 runs within the final 42 balls.

Suryakumar remained unbeaten on 68 after having hit 4 sixes within the last over bowled by Hong Kong medium-pacer Haroon Arshad. Suryakumar’s fireworks proved to be the distinction between the 2 sides as India clinched a 40-run victory.

On a two-paced wicket the place the duo of Rohit Sharma and Okay L Rahul didn’t convert their begins, Suryakumar confirmed how its carried out, along with his wide selection of photographs on the Dubai International Stadium.

“Honestly the kind of innings that [Suryakumar] played today, the words will be short. Every now and then, he comes up with such kind of knocks. With the confidence he’s got, he’s going to come out and bat fearlessly, and some of the shots he played today, are not in the books. The shot selection was also crucial, we know he can play all around the park, and that’s what he did today,” Rohit Sharma stated.

Virat Kohli additionally chipped in as he hit the primary fifty of Asia Cup 2022. Kohli and Suryakumar added 98 runs for the third wicket as India posted 192 for two in 20 overs earlier than proscribing Hong Kong to 152 for five.

As for the famed Indian top-order, Rahul, who’s getting back from an harm layoff, appeared out of types, even towards the inexperienced rivals and consumed 39 balls for his 36.

Of his two sixes, one got here off a free-hit because the Indian vice-captain struggled to interrupt free, permitting strain to mount on his skipper who was the primary to get out, mistiming a slower one from Ayush Shukla.Rohit departed for a 13-ball 21 however not earlier than changing into the primary to get previous 3500 runs in T20Is.

FLEXIBLE BATTING LINE-UP

Furthermore, Rohit Sharma stated India are centered on being versatile with their batting-order within the lead-up to the T20 World Cup.

While Ravindra Jadeja batted at No.4 of their 5-wicket win towards Pakistan, Suryakumar bought the chance at No. 4 towards Hong Kong. India dropped Rishabh Pant for his or her opener however the wicketkeeper-batter was again within the XI after Hardik Pandya was rested.

“It (flexibility) is something we want to keep in our minds. We’ve also informed the group about this. Most of the guys are ready to take the opportunity and bat wherever they need to. We can talk about flexibility but you have to go out there and do it too. When we see the right match-ups, we’re going to try and use that,” Rohit added.

India will face the winner of Hong Kong vs Pakistan match, scheduled for Friday, of their first Super Fours match on Sunday.

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