Surya shows the right way in India's left-heavy lineup
Ahmedabad, Feb. 20 -- Suryakumar Yadav has faced the most number of balls (119) for India in the league phase. He has batted with the best average (54.00) and scored at a decent strike rate (136.13). While achieving that, he delivered arguably the best under-pressure knock of the competition - 84* (49b) against the USA - and consistently laid the base for the finishers to fire.
But just take a second look at those numbers and the style: isn't that the role Virat Kohli reveled in?
Surya has been playing the Kohli character to perfection - the anchor role India wanted to dispense with, but easier said than done in tournament sport being played on varied pitches and against less studied opponents every match.
Take away Surya steering the ship ...
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