Team India batter Suryakumar Yadav will make his captaincy debut in the five-match T20I series against Australia, starting on Thursday, November 23 at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. He hopes to replicate Rohit Sharma, who “walked the talk” in the recently concluded ICC ODI World Cup 2023.
Rohit Sharma led Team India to the finals of the World Cup. They were on a 10-match winning streak until it was broken in the semi-finals. The Indian skipper finished the tournament as the second-leading run-scorer. Suryakumar Yadav, who will be leading India for the first time in the Australia series, hopes to replicate Rohit Sharma. Speaking in the press conference ahead of the first T20I, Suryakumar Yadav said,
“That’s one thing which will set the example of what he has done in the World Cup. It was a completely different Rohit Sharma from what you saw. I mean, he literally walked the talk. I mean, what we spoke about in the team meeting, he did the same thing on the ground, and we are very proud of him as a leader. He led by example, and hopefully, we try and replicate the same thing.”
It is a little disappointing: Suryakumar Yadav opens up on World Cup loss
Team India batter Suryakumar Yadav expressed that the loss against Australia in the final of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 was disappointing. He added that it the team is proud of their journey in the tournament. India lost to Australia in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium by six wickets. Speaking about the loss, Suryakumar Yadav said,
“It is a little disappointing, obviously. At the end, when you look back at the journey, it was a really great campaign. Every member, not only the players, but all of India were very proud of the way we displayed our talent on the ground. That was the positive, the brand of cricket that we played throughout the tournament. And we are really proud of that.”
“It is difficult. It will take time. Can’t be that you get up next morning, and forget everything that happened. It was a long tournament. Obviously, we would have loved to win. But you got to look at the light at the end of the tunnel. You have to forget and move on. It is a fresh team, with new boys and new energy. So, we are looking forward to this series,” he added.
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