Mumbai Indians head coach and former South African great Mark Boucher on Wednesday said that a player cannot be judged on how he faces his first ball in a match. Boucher believes Suryakumar Yadav will get back amongst the runs in the IPL following a dreadful run in the recent ODI series against Australia. The stylish right-hander was out on the first ball in each of the three innings against Australia.

Speaking to media ahead of the IPL beginning March 31, Boucher said: "Surya is fine. You can't judge a guy's form based on how he is playing the first ball. I checked on him about how he is feeling, and he said, 'coach I am hitting the ball very well'. I said, 'cool'," Boucher said.