With India set to face Pakistan in their T20 World Cup opener, former New Zealand player Ross Taylor picked Suryakumar Yadav as one of the five emerging batters to watch at the tournament.
Writing for ICC, Taylor lavished praise on the India batter’s way of playing at no.4 and also hailed his unorthodox style of play. “I know from experience that four is not an easy place to bat in T20 cricket and that’s especially true for Suryakumar Yadav, who is coming in after KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli”, he wrote.
“Some would find that an intimidating place to be but he has really taken to it. He can pick out unorthodox areas and he’s fearless.”
“He plays with a lot of confidence, you can tell that from the way he carries himself, and he doesn’t go many innings without making a score.”
“Coming in at four and five are, in my opinion, the toughest places to bat in T20 cricket. You could come in at 10 for two and if you lose three wickets inside the six-over powerplay, you lose the majority of your matches.”
