Method in the madness! Suryakumar Yadav decodes his outrageous scoop shot against Zimbabwe

The
stylish
right-handed
batter
–
who
is
being
hailed
as
a
truly
360-degree
player
–
has
also
scored
the
most
number
of
runs
overall
in
T20Is
this
year.
Suryakumar’s
form
is
going
to
be
crucial
if
the
Men
in
Blue
want
to
end
the
15-year-old
wait
to
lift
their
second
T20
WC
trophy.

One
of
the
highlights
of
India’s
game
against
Zimbabwe
was
Suryakumar’s
unorthodox
strokeplay
where
he
dispatched
the
ball
over
the
boundary
with
a
scoop
shot,
gaining
him
plaudits
from
the
entire
cricket
fraternity.
Experts
and
former
cricketers
were
in
awe
of
Mumbaikar’s
outrageous
strokeplay
against
Richard
Ngarava
in
the
final
over
of
India’s
innings.

While
many
think
it
is
just
one
of
those
freak
shots
which
can’t
be
repeated
but
for
Suryakumar
Yadav,
there’s
a
method
to
the
madness.
He
has
consciously
worked
on
such
shots
for
hours
during
his
domestic
cricket
days
and
that
hard
work
is
earning
him
dividends.

Speaking
exclusively
on
Star
Sports
show
‘Follow
the
Blues’,
Suryakumar
Yadav
spoke
about
how
he
manages
to
gauge
the
match
and
how
he
predetermined
the
scoop
shot
for
a
six,
“You
got
to
understand
what
the
bowler
is
going
to
bowl
at
that
time,
which
is
a
little
pre-determined
at
that
moment.
I
have
practiced
that
stroke
a
lot
when
I
used
to
play
rubber-ball
cricket.
So,
you
got
to
be
thinking
what
the
bowler
is
thinking
at
that
time
and
if
the
field
is
in,
I
just
back
myself
to
go
there.
You
got
to
know
how
long
the
boundary
behind
is.
When
I
stand
there,
I
feel
it’s
just
60-65
meters
and
with
the
pace
of
the
ball
I
just
try
and
time
it,
take
it
on
the
sweet
spot
of
the
bat
and
if
it
hits,
it
just
goes
out
there.”

The
32-year-old
also
spoke
about
how
he
handles
pressure
situations
in
matches
and
how
he
tries
to
score
runs
all
around
the
ground,
he
said
“When
I
go
into
bat,
I
just
try
and
look
for
a
few
boundaries
or
even
if
I
don’t
get
that,
I
just
try
and
run
as
hard
as
possible
between
wickets.
If
you
have
to
bat
with
Virat
bhai
then
you
have
to
run
hard
as
well.
But
I
try
and
do
that,
hit
it
in
the
gaps
and
run
hard.
But
I
know
what
strokes
I
need
to
play
at
that
time.
I
try
and
play
a
lot
of
percentage
cricket.
My
strokes
are
sweeps,
over
cover,
and
cuts,
if
I
am
succeeding
in
that,
I
just
take
the
game
ahead
from
there.”

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semi-final
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India
and
England
on
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10
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