Two of India’s biggest names in the white-ball format, Suryakumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer, are inspiring youngsters in the ongoing T20 Mumbai League (TML) that has reached the semi-final stage.

The youngsters are almost in awe of T20I skipper Yadav and top-order ODI batsman Iyer’s desire to win at all costs for their teams — Triumph Knights (TKMNE) and SoBo Mumbai Falcons (SMF) respectively.

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“From watching Surya on the TV screen to watching him live here in the dressing room and on the ground, this is stuff of dreams. With Surya around, I just felt very confident. He has believed in us and has been motivating us throughout. Just looking at him working so hard, makes us do the same,” TKMNE’s left-arm spinner Jay Jain, 22 told mid-day.