Former cricketer AB de Villiers opened up on comparisons of batting style with Suryakumar Yadav. He expressed that the Indian batter is playing some shots, that he never did. Suryakumar Yadav has been very impressed with his ability to play 360-degree shots, like AB de Villiers. There have often been comparisons between the two cricketers.
Suryakumar Yadav is currently the No. 1 ranked batter in the T20I rankings. He has scored 1675 runs in 48 T20Is, at an average of 46.52, including three centuries. In the
“Home of Heroes” segment on Jio Cinema, AB de Villiers showered praise on Suryakumar Yadav. He expressed that it’s lovely to watch the Indian batter play.
“I think it’s incredible,” de Villiers said.
“He’s pulling off shots that I never did. I really do, when it gets going, it’s lovely to watch. He’s got a long way to go still. I think there’s more to come. There’s even a better player in the future, so that’s very exciting. His biggest challenge will be to be consistent in all the formats and to figure out his game in Test cricket, in ODIs and in T20 and understand how it works for him,” he continued.
“I think he should actually just realize it’s all exactly the same. I do see a lot of similarities. He’s just going to be able to shift through the gears and I mean, it’s incredible to watch. He can score all around the ground,” added AB de Villiers.
Sky’s the limit: AB de Villiers on Suryakumar Yadav
Former South Africa skipper AB de Villiers further spoke about Suryakumar Yadav’s batting approach. He expressed that when they play the ball late is the key for the Indian batter. He also added that Sky is the limit for Suryakumar Yadav in International cricket. AB de Villiers said.
“When he’s confident, he moves so slowly and he sets it so beautifully upright. He gets the ball nice and late. And once you snap that as a batter, once you realize that the faster the bowler gets, the more you’ve got to let it come and that is really starting to click and I think he has clicked that. So, the sky’s the limit. Excuse the pun.”
Suryakumar Yadav will be in action against the West Indies in the three-match ODI series starting on July 27 at Kensington Oval, Barbados. The series will serve as a practice for the Indian team, with the ICC ODI World Cup around the corner. The mega-event will take place in India, later this year.
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