Colombo, Feb. 16 -- Former legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar praised Suryakumar Yadav for injecting situational awareness into India's play after they hammered Pakistan by 61 runs in the ongoing T20 World Cup on Sunday in Colombo.

He highlighted Surya's leadership from the front rescuing India at 77/6 against the USA and then steadying the innings at 88/2 against arch-rivals Pakistan, batting through to the 19th over for 32 runs.

Suryakumar played a decent knock of 32 runs off 29 balls, including three fours, which helped India to reach 175/7 in their 20 overs. With this win, India sealed their spot in the Super 8s stage of the T20 World Cup 2026.

"You have to play according to the situation, and that is what Captain Suryakumar...