Suryakumar Yadav after years of hard work finally received his maiden India call-up for the T20I series against England. After his heroics in IPL 2020, it was just a matter of time before Suryakumar Yadav was picked in the T20I squad. His dream became a reality when he realised that he will be part of the Indian side for the 5 matches T20I series against England.
Suryakumar Yadav Evokes His Reactions After Getting Maiden India Call-Up
The classy right-handed batsman recalled his reaction after he saw his name in India’s squad for the very first time. Suryakumar Yadav revealed that he instantly started crying when he saw his name in India’s T20I squad.
The 30-year-old was extremely disappointed when the selectors overlooked him for the T20I series against Australia last year after he had a dream IPL season. Now, Suryakumar received his maiden India call-up and he summed it by saying that his time has finally arrived.
“I was very excited as I got to know about the selection. I was sitting in the room, trying to watch a movie, and got a notification on the phone that I was picked in the Indian team for England T20Is. I started crying after seeing my name in the team. I called my parents, my wife, and my sister. We had a video call and all of us started crying”, the official website of BCCI quoted Suryakumar as saying.
“Along with me, they have also been trying to live this dream for a long time. It has been a very long journey and they are the ones who have stood by me throughout. It was really great to see them happy and have those tears of happiness. Everyone wants to play for India. But finally, my time has come”, he added.
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Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav is excited for the opportunity to share the Indian dressing room with stalwarts such as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. He will be keen to make a statement in his debut series and if he does that India will get a potent middle-order batsman ahead of the ICC T20 world cup which will be played between October-November in India.
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