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It has been a tough time for world No. 1 T20I slugger Suryakumar Yadav, who has scored 15, 1 and 0 points since the start of the IPL, adding to his problems as he entered the tournament after three straight first ball ducks against Australia. in the ODI series in March. With the Mumbai Indians only one win in three so far, the home side and their mainstay Suryakumar will be hoping for better results, especially after captain Rohit Sharma spoke up after scoring 65 wins against the Delhi Capitals a few days ago.
Rohit acknowledged that the Mumbai Indians, a team full of young players after the 2022 mega auction, need their older players to take charge, and in the batting department, Suryakumar is the next name to come after the skipper.
Suryakumar has also been in the spotlight every time he has batted in this IPL and even at media conferences, but luck has not favored the batter, who has a total of 16 runs in three matches.
Against the Chennai Super Kings, he was caught pitching down the leg, and against Delhi, he was caught after a short ball on his slender leg, an area he used to climb the ropes with ease when he was in his pomp.
On Saturday, the right-handed batter had a long netting session against the shooting specialists at the Mumbai Indians’ camp, but by the looks of it, he definitely missed his passes.
If some of Suryakumar’s shots went inside the restrictive ropes, Cameron Green, who hit next to him in the second nets, easily sent the ball into the stands.
The Indian batter matched some really well, but certainly not the rhythm his hits are so familiar with. He also got a few ribs behind the wicket and got cleaned up on one occasion.
After MI captain Rohit Sharma backed up the slugger furiously and head coach Mark Boucher and batsman Kieron Pollard joined them in the later stages, it was the turn of junior teammate Tim David on Saturday.
“As for me, I don’t have any concerns about Surya,” David told reporters during a pre-match conference.
“In the last game, he took the shot, which he does all the time, and he usually goes for a six. He was willing to put his opportunity on the line for the team and left in this situation to do so.
“He is an important part of the team, just like everyone else, and we know that when he is at his best he will score in the 90s and 100s and win games for us,” added David.
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