New DelhiBefore the war, if there is fear about the commander in the opposing camp, then you can imagine how many dangerous arrows are in the quiver of this commander and with what preparation he comes on the field against a particular opponent. In the series starting between India and South Africa, all eyes will be on the world’s most dangerous batsman and vicious captain Suryakumar Yadav.
Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, India has won two consecutive T20 series, first by defeating Sri Lanka and then Bangladesh. Now under Surya, Team India will enter the field with the intention of scoring a hat-trick to win the series. After the retirement of Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar has taken charge of the T20 team and for the first time he will be tested against a formidable team.
South Africa is afraid of the sun’s power
Every batsman always likes to score runs against a particular team. Suryakumar Yadav also likes to score runs against South Africa. Mr. 360 i.e. Surya’s best average so far in T20 matches is against South Africa. So far, he has batted in 7 innings against this team, in which he has scored 346 runs at an excellent average of 57.67. So far, he has scored one century and four half-centuries in front of Africa. Scoring 50 or more on five occasions out of 7 innings shows that Surya’s bat knows how to destroy African bowlers very well. The last time South Africa and India faced each other in a T20 match was in the T20 World Cup 2024. In that match, Surya was out after scoring just 3 runs. But in the month of December 2023, Suryakumar Yadav scored 56 and 100 runs respectively in two innings against the African team. Stopping Surya will be the biggest challenge for the African bowlers.
Suryakumar Yadav can become sixer king
This tour will be very special for the captain in many ways. Surya will also have a chance to become the fastest player to hit 150 sixes in T20 International matches. Suryakumar has hit 144 sixes in 74 T20 matches and 71 innings. To achieve this feat, he needs to hit 6 sixes in the four-match T20I series. Rohit Sharma holds the record of hitting the maximum number of 206 sixes in T20. Martin Guptil is at second place with 173 sixes. Surya is at number three. It is clear that the competition is between the last two finalist teams but Suryakumar Yadav is being discussed the most.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 8, 2024, 10:10 IST