Wasim Jaffer heaped praise on Indian smasher Suryakumar Yadav for his brave effort against England on Sunday.
Yadav’s 117 was ultimately in vain (Courtesy: Reuters)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Yadav scored an excellent 117 out of 55 dribbles
- Indian hitter’s turn consists of 14 boundaries and six hexagons
- Jaffer praises Yadav for almost creating a miracle
Former Indian tennis player Wasim Jaffer has heaped praise on Suryakumar Yadav’s brave effort against England on Sunday in his third T20I match at Trent Bridge.
He had a tally of 215, thanks to Dawid Malan’s excellent strike of 77. He was assisted by Liam Livingstone, who scored in a flash 40. A few appearances by harry Brook and Chris Jordan have made it possible. allowing the UK to reach the total over the allotted amount.
Chasing the mamooth total, India got off to the worst possible start as Rishabh Pant fell to Reece Topley in the second round. Virat Kohli is right after that and India comes in at 13th with 2.
Rohit Sharma’s lethargic innings came to an end at the end of the fifth inning as the visitors registered only 31 runs for missing three touchdowns.
Yadav joined Shreyas Iyer and the Mumbai Indians hitter on their own to attack the British archers and get close to the target.
The duo have teamed up 119 times with Yadav scoring the majority of the score and he took home his first hundred T20I. He continued the onslaught but ended up dying for 117 runs with just 55 balls. His innings consisted of 14 boundaries and six sixths.
The right-hander’s rounds received praise from all corners and Jaffer was the latest to applaud Yadav for his brave effort. The former Indian tennis player took to Twitter and said that Yadav almost made a miracle on Sunday at Trent Bridge.
Jaffer said: “SKY goes after Britain’s 215th, almost creating a miracle: #ENGvIND.”
SKY after the British 215, almost created a miracle: #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/n9ZebJ1Lyn
– Wasim Jaffer (@ WasimJaffer14) July 10, 2022
Besides Yadav, no Indian player did not make a mark in the third T20I match. After the right-hander returned to the stall, England quickly ended things and India’s innings ended in 198 for the loss of nine players.
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