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USA left-arm spinner Harmeet Singh has heaped praise on the Indian T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav for bailing the defending champions out of the concerning situation against the USA side on Saturday, February 7, in Mumbai.
Speaking to the reporters, Harmeet lauded Surya’s heroic knock of unbeaten 84-run knock as India had set a target of 162 against the USA. However, in response, the USA got restricted for 132 runs, losing the game by 29 runs.
“Of course, we used to imagine all that, but success came late for him. He was always... I think he has got the poise now, which MS Dhoni also had later in his career. The flair that he had as a stroke-player, he played a sensible innings, and he finished the game and played a proper knock,” Harmeet told reporters.
“The maturity which (players like) Virat (Kohli) have, I played a matured knock, and that is what happens with experience and (with) the kind of job he has been given. He is doing a great job,” he added.
On the other hand, the former Indian opening batter and commentator Virender Sehwag also lauded Suryakumar Yadav for his responsible knock when other Indian batters failed to create an impact.
“Imagine if the Indian team had been all out for just 100, we wouldn’t have said that a weak team like the USA beat India. They have also qualified for the World Cup. That’s why I feel it was one of the best knocks of Suryakumar Yadav’s career. I always say, focus on the ball and not the bowler, because if it pitches in the right area, you have to respect it. If you go for your shots on a good ball, you might get out,” Sehwag told JioStar.
"Take this USA team, we had heard very little about some of these bowlers, but they were able to reduce India to 77 for 6, which I don't think any other team has managed in the last two to two-and-a-half years. So, hats off to Suryakumar Yadav, he played extremely well,” Sehwag concluded.
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