Ahead
of
the
second
game
against
India,
the
Kiwi
batsman
said
that
he
can’t
even
‘dream’ of
pulling
off
some
of
the
incredible
shots
that
Suryakumar
Yadav
plays
so
effortlessly.
Currently,
the
Indian
batsman
tops
the
ranking
charts,
as
the
world
no.
1
T20
batter.
The
two
will
come
face
to
face
when
New
Zealand
take
on
India
in
the
second
game
of
the
three-match
T20I
series
at
the
Bay
Oval.
The
Bay
Oval
ground
holds
fond
memories
for
the
Black
Caps
batter,
having
scored
a
46-ball
hundred.
Speaking
to
stuff.co.nz
on
the
eve
of
the
match,
Phillips
said,
“He
(Surya)
is
absolutely
incredible.
The
things
that
he
does
I
wouldn’t
even
dream
of
doing.
I
would
love
to
try
but
we
have
very
different
games.
The
wrist
strength
that
he’s
got
to
be
able
to
hit
balls
for
six
in
extremely
awkward
areas
is
a
talent
you
rarely
see.”
Phillips
also
mentioned
that
the
“high
risk-high
reward
game”
that
is
played
by
him
and
Surya
also
keeps
opposition
in
the
game
as
they
have
the
danger
of
getting
out
if
some
of
those
adventurous
shots
aren’t
executed
properly.
“I
have
got
my
strengths
and
he
has
got
his
and
we
go
about
our
jobs
in
different
ways.
And
the
way
we
both
play
presents
opportunities
for
the
opposition
to
get
us
out
as
well.
It’s
part
of
the
risk
and
reward
of
middle
order
cricket
in
T20,”
stated
Phillips.
Indian
batter
Suryakumar
Yadav
has
been
world’s
top
run-getter
in
the
2022
calendar
year
with
whopping
1040
runs
at
an
average
of
43
and
a
magnificent
strike-rate
of
186.
Phillips
is
eighth
in
the
ICC’s
T20I
batters’ list
and
has
scored
650
runs
at
a
strike-rate
of
158
plus.
Phillips
is
fearing
that
on
good
batting
tracks
like
Bay
Oval
(Mt
Maunganui)
and
McLean
Park
(Napier),
Surya’s
strike-rate
would
soar
even
higher.
“I
could
easily
see
(Surya’s)
strike
rate
being
even
higher
here
than
it
was
in
Aussie,
with
the
slightly
smaller
grounds
and
the
pitches
very
similar,
potentially
a
bit
bouncier
with
a
bit
more
grass
on
them.
It’s
going
to
be
very
interesting
what
sort
of
strike
rates
we
see
here,”
signed
off
Phillips.
After
the
first
match
was
completely
washed
out
due
to
rain,
the
two
sides,
who
suffered
semifinal
exits
at
the
2022
T20
World
Cup,
will
face
off
in
the
second
T20I
at
the
Bay
Oval.
The
match
will
get
underway
at
12:00pm
IST.
Source:
Inputs
from
PTI
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