‘Used to give inputs to Rohit’: Suryakumar Yadav drops hints on IPL captaincy

This volition beryllium Surya’s 4th bid arsenic skipper and the 34-year-old says helium has enjoyed the relation truthful far.

“Really enjoying this caller role. When I was playing nether Rohit bhai’s captaincy successful Mumbai Indians, I utilized to springiness my inputs immoderate I felt astatine that time. I captained against Sri Lanka earlier and had led the teams against Australia and South Africa arsenic well. I person learnt from different captains connected however to instrumentality the squad forward,” helium said.

Mumbai Indians players Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav with LSG skipper KL Rahul during a signifier league up of the Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 cricket lucifer betwixt Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians, astatine the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium successful Lucknow. (PTI)

Speedster Mayank Yadav is expected to marque his debut and India’s skipper has made it wide that determination is nary interest implicit the pacer’s fitness.

“Mayank has an X origin successful him. He has that other pace. I haven’t faced him successful the nets but helium is special,” helium said. “It’s a large accidental for youngsters similar Mayank. We person to nurture players similar him, helium is simply a peculiar talent. Mayank is afloat acceptable and good close now,” helium added.

Surya besides mentioned that Sanju Samson volition unfastened on with Abhishek Sharma successful each 3 matches. “Sanju Samson volition unfastened the innings. He volition play arsenic an opener passim the series,” helium said.

On the pitch

Surya has maintained that the transportation astatine the newly-built Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium volition favour the batters.

“Wicket has looked large arsenic of now. We person trained astatine the signifier pitches, and each of them are looking similar a belter. So I don’t deliberation determination volition beryllium a monolithic alteration connected the main pitch. I americium expecting it to beryllium competitive.”