"Outstanding captaincy": Gautam Gambhir hails Suryakumar's captaincy

Newly appointed Gautam Gambhir praised Suryakumar Yadav following his captaincy in the recently concluded threematch T20I series against Sri LankaTeam India sealed the series with a 30 win against Sri Lanka In the three matches Suryakumar Yadav accumulated 92 runs with a strike rate of 19574 for which he was awarded the Player of the SeriesIn a video shared on the official X handle of the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI Gambhir congratulated the Men in Blue for their series win over Sri LankaCongratulations on a great win Congratulations to Suryakumar Yadav as well Outstanding captaincy and more important as well because I asked for something before the start of the game and you actually delivered it This is what happens when you keep fighting You dont give up Gambhir saidGautam Gambhir also asked his players to increase their fitness levels when they will be back in action ahead of the Bangladesh seriesAlso ReadParis Olympics 2024 Then Dhoni now Swapnil Kusale the inspirational story of ticket collectorSome of the guys who will not be part of the 50over format will have a longer beak so make sure when you come back for the Bangladesh Series you can take a break You absolutely deserve it But more importantly keep your skills and especially your fitness levels high he addedComing to the match Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bowl against IndiaIt was a team performance from the Men in Blue in the first innings all the batters contributed while setting a target Shubman Gill 39 runs from 37 balls 3 fours was the highest rungetter among his teammates Riyan Parag 26 runs from 18 balls 1 four and 2 sixes and Washington Sundar 25 runs from 18 balls 2 fours and 1 six played a crucial role in the death overs and powered India to 1379 after the end of the 20 oversMaheesh Theekshana led the Sri Lanka bowling attack and he bagged three wickets for 28 runs in his fourover spell Wanindu Hasaranga also picked up two wickets and gave away 29 runsDuring the run chase Kusal Perera 46 runs from 34 balls 5 fours and Kusal Mendis 43 runs from 41 balls 3 fours were the top performers for the hosts in the final T20I game of the series and propelled Sri Lanka to 1378 to take the match into the super over Opener Pathum Nissanka 26 runs from 27 balls 5 fours also played a supportive role while battingThe talking point of the match is Rinku Singh and skipper Suryakumar Yadav taking two wickets each in their respective spells The India skipper defended six runs in the final over and forced the match into the super over Ravi Bishnoi and Washington Sundar also took two wickets in their respective spellsIn the super over the hosts could only score 22 after batting first While chasing Suryakumar Yadav ended the match with the first ball after he smashed a sweep towards the short fine leg for a fourWashington Sundar was named the Player of the Match for the third T20I against Sri LankaWith ANI Inputs