Team India batsman Suryakumar Yadav made his international debut earlier this year against England. But he had to wait for a long time before donning the blue. However, he left his mark in his first campaign for Team India at home as well where he started the journey with a commanding six to Jofra Archer in the first delivery he had faced as well.
In a recent chat with cricket presenter Vikram Sathaye, he shared his long snub from the team, despite scoring continuous runs in both domestic cricket and the Indian Premier League as well. He also revealed that he was certain that he would be selected in India’s squad for the Australia tour in 2020. While he thought his performances in the 2019 and 2020 seasons of IPL would earn him a call-up for the Australia tour, he was disappointed when he was not picked for the series as well.
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He also said about his match-winning knock for Mumbai Indians while playing against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. Even, he also revealed about the star between he and Virat Kohli.
“Almost half the IPL was over before that match (against RCB) happened. I still remember, the Indian team (for the tour of Australia) was going to be announced. I had a good IPL 2019 and 2020 season, and I scored runs in domestic cricket as well,” said the right-handed batter. I expected that I would get a call. It was not an arrogant thought like ‘yes, I am going to get a call’. But, back of the mind, there was this hope that the long wait would end,” Suryakumar Yadav said.
“When I saw the squad, and my name was not in it, I was a little disappointed. From my side, I was trying to do everything. I took my wife to the beach for walks, and missed a few practice sessions, as I was thinking about that (not being selected) only,” he again shared.
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However, he has been retained by his franchise for the next edition of the league and he also shared how the coach Mahela Jayawardene and Zaheer Khan, two greats of the game, had said to him to use that as a chance to make a long-lasting impression in world cricket. He had scored an unbeaten 79 off 43 balls with 3 sixes and 10 boundaries.
“One day, Mahela and Zak came up to me, and said that this was the perfect opportunity to prove myself as it was MI vs RCB. I said, ok, but back of the mind, I was lost and disappointed. I didn’t know what was happening even as the trainers and captain were speaking to me,” Suryakumar Yadav concluded.
