Suryakumar Yadav discloses conversation with MI teammate as India beat South Africa in 3rd T20I

Suryakumar Yadav revealed in the post match conference that his teammate Tilak Varma came to his room and requested him to bat at the third position.

Indian T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav revealed that his Mumbai Indians (MI) teammate Tilak Varma came to his room after the 2nd T20I between India and South Africa. He said that Tilak came to his room to request him for a chance to bat at no.3.

“He (Tilak) came to my room at Gqeberha and said give me a chance at No. 3, I want to do well and I said go out there and express yourself. He asked for it and he delivered. Very happy for him and his family,” said Suryakumar.

Suryakumar also said that he had told the team to play the match aggressively, which the team did as well.

“Very happy. What we spoke about in the team meeting, we played the brand of cricket we discussed. That’s what we have been telling them to do. They do that for the franchise, they do that in the nets. Very happy with the way things are going. Aggression and intent is always not about talking. They have made my job easier when I see them bat like that. I feel we are in the right direction. First time we were 6-7 minutes ahead on the field,” he added.