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‘He just makes the game one-sided….’ – Pakistan legendary batter heaps praise on swashbuckling India batter Suryakumar Yadav after his blistering knock
Team India chased down 159 runs during the third T20I against West Indies owing to the magnificent knock of star batter Suryakumar Yadav. Notably, the Indian middle order batter scored 83 runs from 44 balls, featuring 10 boundaries and four sixes, with a solid strike rate of 189. This enabled the Men in Blue to keep their hope alive for winning the series against the home team.
Notably, the right-arm batter has been receiving praise from fans and cricket pundits for his stellar innings during the third match. Speaking on the same subject, former Pakistan cricketer Kamran Akmal lauded India’s star batter for his blistering performance in Guyana.
Suryakumar Yadav just makes the game one-sided: Kamran Akmal
In addition, the former wicketkeeper batter feels that Suryakumar Yadav can win games singlehandedly, and that is what he did in the previous match. Moreover, the former right-hander explained the the 32-year-old Indian batter took responsibility and made sure that the job was done despite losing early wickets.
“When early wickets fell, it was still okay because the senior batters took responsibility and ensured the job was done. Suryakumar Yadav is such a player that when scores runs, he just makes the game one-sided and that’s exactly what he did,” Kamran Akmal said on his YouTube channel.
Furthermore, the legendary Pakistan batter pointed out that the Men in Blue changed the batting approach during the third T20I. In addition, the 41-year-old cricketer highlighted that there was a sense of responsibility and game awareness that helped Hardik Pandya’s side win the third T20I, which kept their quest alive for the five-match T20I series.
“There has been a marked change in batting. There has been a sense of responsibility and game awareness that ‘Hey, we are doing something wrong and we need to change it if we want to win games’,” he added further. Meanwhile, the Men in Blue will be seen in action on August 11 for the fourth T20I against West Indies in Florida, USA.