Former fast bowler Zaheer Khan said that it is very hard for bowlers to execute their plans when Suryakumar Yadav is on top of his game. On Thursday, December 14, Suryakumar became only the third batter after Glenn Maxwell and Rohit Sharma to score four hundreds in T20Is.
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He scored 100 runs off 56 balls with seven fours and eight sixes against South Africa in the third T20I at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
Suryakumar also won the Player of the Match award after India won the match by a mammoth margin of 106 runs to make it 1-1 in the series.
“He is building a reputation for himself and there is no doubt about that. He has got shot-making ability all across the ground and that makes it very difficult for bowlers. When you are able to hit one side of the pitch, then as a bowler you always have a chance in this format with the field restrictions,” Zaheer was quoted as saying on Crizbuzz.
“But when you have a batter like Surya, who can hit the ball to long on, midwicket, hit sixes over covers and uses the pace by opening the face of the bat nicely, it’s tough for bowlers. He picks his fielders, picks his spots and once he is on song and that kind of a zone, it’s never going to be easy for bowlers to execute their plans,” he stated.
Zaheer Khan said that getting out Suryakumar is the best possible option for bowlers to stop him when he is in full flow.
“You just going to give yourself the best chance to bowl the deliveries and get him out, that’s one way of stopping him. That’s what eventually happened,” Zaheer added.
After the T20I series, Suryakumar is now set to lead India in the three-match ODI series, which is scheduled to get underway on Sunday, December 17.
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