The swing master Wasim Akram calls Suryakumar Yadav as one of his favorite T20 players these days
The fans are eagerly waiting for the group stage clash between India and Pakistan. Former Pakistan legend pacer Wasim Akram said that Indian star batter Suryakumar Yadav will be crucial for the side and can hurt Pakistan in the Asia Cup.
Asia Cup will begin on August 27 in UAE and the opening game of the tournament will be played between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. The fans are eagerly waiting for the group stage clash between India and Pakistan.
Former Pakistan legend pacer Wasim Akram said that Indian star batter Suryakumar Yadav will be crucial for the side and possibly hurt Pakistan in the Asia Cup.
In 23 T20I matches, Suryakumar has smashed 672 runs at an average of 37.33 with five fifties and a very recent hundred 117 in a closely-fought match against England at The Oval.
“Of course, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli are there, but one of my favorite players these days, in this shorter format is Suryakumar Yadav. He has been phenomenal. I saw him the first year when he joined the Kolkata Knight Riders and he played a couple of games batting at No. 7 and 8. And a couple of shots he played – the one that he picks from the middle of his bat towards fine leg – that’s an unusual and difficult shot to muster,”
Wasim Akram said in a press conference organized by Star Sports.
“Since he made into the Indian squad. he has been a treat to watch. He is a very dangerous player against spin and fast bowling. Once he sets in, he is a 360-degree player. In my opinion, he will be one of the dangerous players not just against Pakistan, but for all the teams.”
The 15th edition of the mega event will be played in the UAE between six teams. The last season of the tournament was played in an ODI format but this time the tournament will be played in T20 format.
The six teams are divided into two groups India, Pakistan, and a qualifying team in Group A; and Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan forming Group B. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the super 4 round while the top 2 teams from the super 4 will play the final game of the tournament.
India’s Squad for Asia Cup 2022: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(Wk), Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik (Wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.
Backup: Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Axar Patel.
Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (vc) Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir