Mumbai Indians (MI) batsman Suryakumar Yadav has begun to show his class and ability after a slow start to this year's Indian Premier League (IPL). He has scored a half-century in his previous two innings.
In MI's previous game against Punjab Kings, Yadav was crucial as his knock of 66(31) helped the Indians chase a target of 215 runs with seven balls remaining.
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Former India bowler and cricket pundit Sreesanth was quick to praise the MI batsman, calling him the best T20 batsman in the country today and a mathematician.
Sreesanth: Suryakumar Yadav is a mathematician
Speaking to Star Sports Live (via NDTV) after MI's victory against the Kings, Sreesanth stated he was impressed by how Yadav carries himself on the field and how like a mathematician he analyses the situation on hand to dismantle the opposition, precisely predicting what the opposition players actions will be.
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"SKY isn't just a batter, he's a mathematician. The way he carries himself is simply superb. He dissects the field like a mathematician uses a compass and a protractor on the paper. He makes those calculations brilliantly inside his sharp mind and makes full use of the dimension of the ground, the pace of the bowler, etc. He literally knows exactly where the fielder is and where the gaps are. He's so precise. They say 'sky is the limit' but for Surya, even SKY is not the limit," said Sreesanth.
How has Suryakumar Yadav performed this season?
Yadav has scored 267 runs, including three half-centuries, in nine innings so far in this year's IPL.
