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Published 12:39 IST, November 27th 2023

'He backs all of us': Star India player applauds Suryakumar's captaincy skills during T20I series

Team India's T20I squad player has nothing but praise for Suryakumar Yadav's captaincy skills in the ongoing five-match series against Australia.

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Suryakumar Yadav pats Prasidh Krishna's back
Suryakumar Yadav pats Prasidh Krishna's back | Image: BCCI

The Indian Cricket fans are still recovering from the heartbreak they suffered after the loss in the ICC ODI World Cup Final. Australia emerged victorious in the match as Team India drastically fell in both batting and bowling aspects. However, the T20I squad has been a rampant force and is standing tall over the visitors, Australia, in the five-match T20I series. 

Three things you need to know

  • Suryakumar Yadav is leading Team India in the five-match T20I series
  • Rinku Singh and Prasidh Krishna have shined throughout the two games that have taken place so far
  • Prasidh Krishna applauds Suryakumar Yadav's captaincy skills

Also Read: 'Trying to play all my shots, be fearless': Yashasvi Jaiswal keen to learn after seamless 50 vs AUS

Prasidh Krishna hails Suryakumar Yadav's skipper skills

Team India player Prasidh Krishna came forward to applaud the current T20I captain, Suryakumar Yadav's captaincy skills in the five-match series against Australia. Sky has taken off as a solid captain as Team India has won two out of the five games and has positioned their dominance in the series. 

After the game, Prasidh Krishna noted that Suryakumar's leadership is a lot like his batting, and the stand-in skipper has complete faith in his men to follow their instincts during a game. He mentioned:

I think it shows in the way he (Suryakumar) bats is very similar in his captaincy as well. He trusts his players, backs all of us to do what we want to do and he's there right behind us to support if there's anything going wrong. That's been the name of the game and then that's the word around freedom, go and execute your plans out there and everyone trusts each other in the team.

Captain Suryakumar Yadav interacts with the team in a huddle ahead of the 2nd T20I match vs Australia | Image: BCCI 

Also Read: 'Composure was brilliant': Suryakumar Yadav expresses delight at Rinku Singh's finishing prowess

Prasidh Krishna opens up on coming off the ODI World Cup loss

Prasidh Krishna came in as a replacement for Hardik Pandya after the vice-captain got injured during a match. Krishna was able to experience Team India's highs till the semifinal and then the downright low after they lost to Australia on their home ground. The cricketer opened up on his experience in CWC 23.

'Being a part of the World Cup squad was massive learning for me. That's the biggest learning curve I've had since I've been a part of the team. I got to learn a lot the way people prepare the amount of information that you can take, looking at the surface, the situation, the condition, the batsman and all of those things,' Krishna said.

The Indian Cricket Team will now face Australia in their third match in the five-match series at the ACA Stadium in Barsapara, Assam.

Updated 12:39 IST, November 27th 2023