Scott Styris hails 'X factor' player Suryakumar Yadav; envious of India's depth
Updated On: 04 August, 2022 05:25 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
"The thing that I like to talk about the most about Suryakumar Yadav is his ability to hit the ball into funny areas. And that makes it incredibly difficult for the opposition captains to have to defend the field. He can hit 360 degrees. He is not traditional," says Styris

Suryakumar Yadav of India hits 6 during the 3rd T20I match between West Indies and India. Pic/ AFP
Since his T20I debut against England in Ahmedabad last year, Suryakumar Yadav has been a force to reckon with in India's batting order. Right from the time he hit a jaw-dropping hook off the first ball he faced in T20I cricket from Jofra Archer for six to make 57 on debut, he has made batting look ridiculously easy.
The latest exhibit of it came in India's seven-wicket victory over West Indies in Basseterre, St Kitts, where on a tricky pitch, Suryakumar opened the batting alongside captain Rohit Sharma (retired hurt on 11 due to back spasm) and made a fine 44-ball 76 for the visitors to hunt down 165 with an over to spare.

