Suryakumar Yadav's sensational unbeaten 112-run knock against Sri Lanka in the T20 series finale here was lauded by Team India head coach Rahul Dravid, who also joked that the 32-year-old batter had "never seen him bat" when he was a little child.
"I am convinced that someone who is here with me did not observe me bat as a little child. I also believe you did "In a video that BCCI.tv published, Dravid stated. The star hitter said, "I did," to that.
In the third and final T20, India defeated Sri Lanka by 91 runs to win the series 2-1. SKY finished an unbeaten 51-ball century with nine sixes and seven maximums in his match-winning knock, the second-fastest century in men's T20Is by an Indian batter after Rohit Sharma's 35-ball effort against the same opposition nation back in 2017.
Dravid continued, "Surya, extraordinary. Every time I believe I have not seen a better T20 innings due to your recent form, you surprise us with something even greater. Can you choose one or two innings from all of the ones you've played over the past year that I've had the pleasure of watching and appreciating?
In response, Suryakumar "In all honestly difficult instances where I went into bat, I actually enjoyed batting. I'm actually unable to choose just one inning. I find it challenging to choose just one inning. Whatever I accomplished in the past year, I just enjoyed it. I've been repeating the same behaviour. I just try to have fun and express myself as much as I can, as I've already said before. Teams make an effort to finish the game in those challenging circumstances. I attempt to engage in the game. I'm content if it works out well for myself and the team."
SKY's unbeaten ton in Rajkot was his third in the T20 International in seven months, making him the first player in history to score three T20I centuries as a middle-order batter.