'Extremely special': Irfan Pathan lauds Suryakumar Yadav's captaincy ahead of fifth T20I against South Africa

'Extremely special': Irfan Pathan lauds Suryakumar Yadav's captaincy ahead of fifth T20I against South Africa

The stage is set for the fifth and final T20I of the ongoing series between India and South Africa. The two sides will lock horns at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on December 19. It is worth noting that after four games, India holds the lead in the series, and South Africa can only level the series now.  Ahead of the fifth T20I, former India cricketer Irfan Pathan took centre stage and heaped massive praise on skipper Suryakumar Yadav f…

5th T20I: ‘Surya the batter’ went missing somewhere, he will be back stronger, says Yadav

Ahmedabad, Dec 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) After India clinched a 3-1 T20I series win over South Africa through a 30-run victory in the fifth game, skipper Suryakumar Yadav admitted his own batting form went missing during the series but promised with absolute honesty that he would come back stronger with the bat in future. In the series, Suryakumar managed scores of 12, 5, 12 and 5, raising serious concerns over his form ahead of next year’s T20 World …

The catch-22 surrounding Suryakumar Yadav’s form and captaincy - IND Vs SA T20

Suryakumar_Yadav (PC:X) What does it feel like to watch Suryakumar Yadav at his very best in T20 cricket? Perhaps it requires a willing suspension of disbelief while witnessing his 360-degree strokeplay. In some ways, he evokes memories of the all-conquering Rajinikanth, larger than life, seemingly invincible, in the shortest format of the game. Unfortunately, those glorious days now largely belong to highlight reels on Instagram. That version o…