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I’ve practiced scoop shots a lot when I used to play rubber-ball cricket: Suryakumar Yadav


image-la6nl9hxSuryakumar Yadav [Source: Associated Press]


Suryakumar Yadav has been phenomenal in the T20 World Cup 2022, he has come in at number 6 as the saviour of the Indian batting lineup. Many have praised the batter for his batting heroics throughout the tournament. 

The right handed batter in India's recent outing against Zimbabwe lit the sky with his signature scoop shots. He played a brilliant match-saving innings of 61* runs off of 25 balls. 

SKY recently talked about how he used to practice in his initial days and how that practice has shaped him into the batter that he is today. 


Suryakumar Yadav tells his tale


“I have practised that stroke (scoop) a lot when I used to play rubber-ball cricket, You got to understand what the bowler is going to bowl at that time, which is a little pre-determined at that moment.” 

“You got to know how long the boundary behind is. When I stand there, I feel it’s just 60-65 meters and with the pace of the ball I just try and time it, take it on the sweet spot of the bat and if it hits, it just goes out there.”


The batter also talked about how he handles pressure when he is out on the crease and how it is to bat with star batter Virat Kohli. 


“If you have to bat with Virat Bhai then you have to run hard as well. But I try and do that, hit it in the gaps and run hard.”


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