New Delhi, Jan. 24 -- Former Indian cricketer Atul Wassan praised India's T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav's fifty against New Zealand, calling him a good player.

He emphasised that in T20 cricket, form is about luck, and good players should be backed. After 23 innings, for the first time since October 2024, Suryakumar scored a fifty in T20Is.

His 82* in 37 balls, with nine fours and four sixes, is no less than a century, given the circumstances it came in during the match, with India at 6/2. It also came at the perfect time, in India's last series before the T20 World Cup, which starts next month.

"I was saying this when people were questioning his (Suryakumar Yadav) form. I say he is a good player. He will deliver. I think people have to...