Suryakumar Yadav revealed how he got the nickname 'SKY' during a rapid-fire round with the BCCI social media team ahead of the World Test Championship (WTC) against Australia at The Oval from June 7.
The India international is currently in the United Kingdom (UK) preparing for the WTC as he has been named as one of the standby players for this ultimate test championship.
After being in sensational form in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the batsman would like to prove his mettle in red-ball cricket as well if he gets a chance.
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How did Suryakumar Yadav come to be called SKY?
The 32-year-old revealed that former Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir named him 'SKY' as his name was too big to pronounce.
"It (the name) came in 2014/15 when I was playing for KKR. That time Gauti bhai (Gautam Gambhir) gave this name because Suryakumar Yadav, he said was too long for everyone to call so SKY came from there," he revealed.
Who are Suryakumar Yadav's favourite teammates?
When asked about his favourite teammates he replied, "If you look around, everyone is my best mate. But I love spending time with Ishan, Siraj, Axar Patel, and Ravichandran Ashwin. Good to be around them apart from you (BCCI's media team)."
He also picked Ishan Kishan as the biggest prankster in the team.
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How did the term 'Supla Shot' come into being?
"I think this term has come from tennis cricket. I have seen a lot of them, when I play, when I go back home and the shot means the ball which you hit right behind the wicketkeeper when it’s shot coming right at your head. It’s something like going behind. But I love playing it," he stated.
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