“World Cup Defeat Was A Disappointment And It Is Tough To Move On”: Suryakumar Yadav’s Honest Admission | Cricket News

Suryakumar Yadav on Saturday admitted that the heart-breaking World Cup ultimate defeat is a tricky one to maneuver on from, however the Indian captain termed the current T20 sequence win over Australia as an enormous increase for the group forward of the South Africa tour. India had crushed Australia 4-1 within the five-match sequence at residence previous to their departure to South Africa. “The World Cup defeat was a disappointment, and it is tough to move on from it. But the series win against Australia was a big boost even though it came in a different format,” mentioned Suryakumar on the eve of the primary T20 towards South Africa.

Suryakumar, who’s captaining the aspect within the absence of injured Hardik Pandya, was delighted with India’s efficiency towards the Aussies and exhorted the group to play “fearless cricket” towards the Proteas within the upcoming three-match T20 sequence.

“The players put their hands up against Australia and came up with fearless cricket, and we need to play the same against South Africa. I just told them (players) to do exactly what they do in franchise cricket,” he mentioned.

Suryakumar didn’t give a peep into India’s mixture for the tour opener, however mentioned they’ve zeroed in on it internally.

“We have the combination in mind. We know who are going to open tomorrow, and perhaps, will take a final call after the practice session today. Yes, we have enough sixth bowler options in this side to bank upon,” he mentioned.

The 33-year-old mentioned he loved captaining the group.

“I am enjoying it. It is all about keeping the players together and this is a fine group of players.”

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