'I'm enjoying batting this way' - Suryakumar Yadav gives an insight into his whirlwind knock against New Zealand

Suryakumar Yadav (Source: Twitter)

Suryakumar Yadav is on a different planet at the moment. He is batting like a dream. He was India’s second-best batter after Virat Kohli in the recently concluded 20-20 World Cup where he had scored 239 runs from six games at an average of 59.75 and a strike rate of 189.68.

He smashed the New Zealand bowling attack all over the place en route to his 111 off 51 balls which came in the 2nd T20 against the kiwis. This is his second hundred in T20I cricket. He had earlier scored a magnificent 117 against England which came in the 3rd T20 in June.

Suryakumar explained his rationale behind how he took the game deep, in the 17th over of the innings. He was on 57 off 35 balls before he took off on the last 24 balls of the innings and smashed 54 off the last 16 balls. He has been India’s X factor because of his 360-degree play. He hits different areas of the ground and generally, those areas are utilised less in a general sense.

In T20 cricket, a hundred is always special- Suryakumar Yadav

Here is what he had to say on his rapid-fire knock, "In T20 cricket, a hundred is always special. But it was also important for me to bat till the end, that's what Hardik was telling me from the other end," Suryakumar told the broadcasters after India's innings. "Just try and play till the 18th-19th over, we need a score of 180-185, and really happy with the score on the board.

"I'm enjoying batting this way, I've been doing the same thing in the nets, all practice sessions and going out , all these things happening, I'm very happy with that." "We Hardik> had a word after the 15th and 16th over, that let's try and take it deep. Because after Hardik, it was only Hooda and Washy to come, and we wanted to maximise the last four overs. I'm really happy with the way things went." He added.