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'When The Moment...': T Dilip Heaps Praises Suryakumar Yadav For Brilliant Fielding Effort

Suryakumar Yadav's insane catch near the ropes (AP)Suryakumar Yadav's insane catch near the ropes (AP)

India's very own, Suryakumar Yadav was spot on with his decision-making and awareness while pulling off the game-changing catch in the T20 World Cup final against South Africa here, said India's fielding coach T Dilip.

Needing 16 runs from the final over, the dangerous David Miller hit a wide full toss from Hardik Pandya but Suryakumar steadied himself on the ropes, caught the ball, released it just as he went over the boundary ropes and then came back in to complete an astonishing catch.

"When the moment comes, it's his decision and awareness of rope, that's very important, and knowing with confidence that he can throw and come back, it's a decision making at that time, and he got on to that," Dilip told PTI.

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Dilip, who had started the innovative practice of awarding medals for best fielding performance at training, said the young and experienced players "gel well" and called it one of the best things of this Indian team.

"I must give credit to the players for taking time out to come for even optional practice despite such a tight schedule. They themselves take responsibility and come for optional practice."

Since 2012, Dilip has worked at various ZCA (Zonal Cricket Academy) and NCA age-group camps. He has worked with the likes of Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Yashasvi Jaiswal during his NCA days and hence, there is a familiarity with the younger group of cricketers in the national set-up.