SRY takes the pressure off a lot of the guys and it rubs off when they bat around him – Rohit Sharma

When India skipper Rohit Sharma was asked about the in-form batter, he made a hilarious comment, saying Surya doesn’t carry any baggage but does carry a lot of suitcases while ahead of India’s semi-final against England, Rohit was full of praise for his superstar batter.

India will face England in the second semi-final of the ongoing T20 World Cup on November 10. After the loss against South Africa, Rohit Sharma’s men haven’t lost a single match in the mega event. 

One of the biggest factors behind India’s road to the semi-finals is Suryakumar Yadav who has been in the form of his life. 

When India skipper Rohit Sharma was asked about the in-form batter, he made a hilarious comment, saying Surya doesn’t carry any baggage but does carry a lot of suitcases.

Suryakumar, who has been batting at the No. 4 spot for India in the T20 World Cup, has amassed 225 runs to his name in the Super 12s, scoring an amazing average of 75 and a considerably dazzling strike rate of 193.97. 

In the press conference on the eve of India’s semi-final against England, Rohit was full of praise for his superstar batter.

“That’s probably his (Suryakumar) nature and that’s where his fearlessness comes from. He is the sort of guy who does not carry any baggage with him. Not his suitcases, he has a lot of suitcases. He loves his shopping (laughs). When it comes to carrying that extra pressure, I do not think he has it in him and you can see it in how he plays. He has been playing like that for a year now,”

said Rohit in the presser.

“You can judge the kind of character he is. I do not know if you have heard him in interviews, he likes to play in the same fashion, whether we are 10 for 2 or 100 for 2. He likes to go out and express himself. That is probably the reason he was on the team in the last World Cup. We did not have a great World Cup, but looking at what he has done since the last World Cup, as you say, SKY is the limit for him. He has shown great maturity, he has taken the pressure off a lot of the guys and it rubs off when they bat around him. We do understand his game very well,”

he added.

India Squad for World Cup: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami. 

Standby Players: Mohammed Siraj, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Shardul Thakur.