Virat Kohli has been there, done that and seen it all, so for him to say that he was ‘completely blown away’ by Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten 68 against Hong Kong must count for a lot.

Unsteady start for India

It might be tempting to dismiss it as ‘only’ against Hong Kong, but let’s put things in perspective—India were straggling along at 94 for two in 13 overs when the bustling Mumbaikar strode to the middle. In the next seven overs, 98 runs came at 14 an over with Suryakumar smashing six fours and six sixes to translate Hong Kong’s worst fears into chilling reality in the Asia Cup Group A fixture.