In an exclusive conversation on Star Sports show “Follow The Blues”, from the team India’s practice camp session in Bangalore, Suryakumar Yadav, the dynamic right-handed batsman of Team India, offered insights into his role and strategy in the 50-over cricket format. With a focus on deciphering the complexities of this format, Yadav delved into his approach, practice regimen, and aspirations, shedding light on his commitment to adapting and excelling on the field.
Speaking exclusively to Star Sports on Follow the Blues LIVE, Team India’s right handed batsman, Suryakumar Yadav shared his role and approach to his gameplay in the 50-over format, he said “I feel the role which will be given to me, I will try to maintain that role, and if it’s a changed role I will try and do that. But yeah, this is one format which I’m really looking forward to doing well in. Everyone is saying that 'T20 is going good for me, both are white ball cricket but why I am not able to crack the code in the 50-over format.'"
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"But, I am doing my practice because according to me, this format is the most challenging one. The reason behind this is because here you have to play like the other 3 formats. First by setting down with calmness and composure, then rotating the strike well, followed by at last the T20 gameplay. So, the balance is very important in this format, and for that reason, I am doing a lot of practices and also having conversations regarding this with Rahul Sir, Rohit bhai, and Virat bhai. Hopefully, with this tournament going forward, I will crack the code. I am just trying to keep my intent and approach the same at least because it’s very important to stick to your approach when you are playing this sport. But I am trying to play with the situation. For example, if I am going to bat at the 30th over and 20 overs are remaining, then from the beginning I can’t play my game like I play in T20 because there we will be only down with one wicket and here four wickets, so I have to play with that situation. So I am doing my practice in that way to decode this format, and hopefully, I will decode it with the sort of preparation I’m having.”
He further added, “I always remain in top gear. I always feel excited when I am in the dugout because I eagerly wait for the time when I will go to bat. Also, if I get dismissed on the first ball, still I have no problem because my preparation and excitement inside the dugout remain the same. My heart rate becomes high when a wicket falls every time, thus I always run into the crease because I feel good when my heart rate is high, it is in zone 5. Whenever I play the first ball, I feel I should always be ready for anything. If I have to hit a four or six, that doesn’t matter to me because I have this set plan always in my mind whenever I go to bat. When I play one or two good shots or my running between the wickets is going well, then I feel I am in my zone and I can score some big, valuable runs for my team.”
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