Suryakumar Yadav continued the uplifting tradition within the Indian team, earning praise on social media for his gesture after India’s 4-1 victory against Australia in the 5-match T20I series.
The hard-fought win in the 5th T20I served as a redemption from Australia’s victory over Rohit Sharma’s side in the Cricket World Cup 2023 final.
Following the match on Sunday, captain Suryakumar presented the trophy to newcomers Rinku Singh and Jitesh Sharma, contributing to the team’s jubilant celebration.
Suryakumar Yadav continues the tradition of captains presenting the series-winning trophy to young players
Witnessing Suryakumar Yadav follow the tradition, akin to the examples set by MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma, brought genuine joy to fans. You can watch the video here:
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After the game, Suryakumar Yadav expressed satisfaction with how the young players in the team handled the challenge.
“It was a good series. The way the boys showed their skills was commendable. We wanted to be fearless, we wanted to enjoy when we were in the middle. I told them, “do whatever is right and just enjoy your game,” and they did the same.”
”So very happy with that. If he (Washington Sundar) would have been there it’d have been an add-on. At Chinnaswamy, 200+ is easier to chase. 160-175 is a tricky told here. After 10 overs, I told the boys that we have a game on,” he said.
Australia skipper Matthew Wade expressed disappointment with his team’s performance in the death overs, particularly in batting.
“I thought we bowled relatively well. We kept them to a total that probably should have been chased at this ground. Disappointing last five or six overs (with the bat). There’s always a temptation to get a lefty against the two spinners.”
“Projecting forward to the World Cup, my role is going to be down there with Tim David and Marcus Stoinis. Looking forward to the World Cup. My job is try and get us home in situations like tonight.”
“Would have been nice to get the result tonight. 3-2 would have been probably a reflection of where the series was, we played some good cricket, got outplayed at times but we learn a lot,” he said.
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