After a hazy begin, captain Suryakumar Yadav gave the workforce the much-needed ray of sunshine. Maybe the pitch at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, the place India performed in opposition to the US cricket workforce within the third match of the continued ICC T20 World Cup 2026, additionally wanted slightly extra daylight for higher batting.
After the 29-run victory over the US, the Indian captain mentioned numerous facets of the match as his workforce fell surprisingly brief within the first innings in opposition to the American bowlers. With out Yadav’s unbeaten 84 from 49, the defending champions may not be capable of win the title with 161/9 in 20 overs.
Suryakumar Yadav defined why batsmen carried out poorly
However why did India’s batting line-up, which has so many proficient and confirmed T20 batsmen, immediately discover itself taking part in in opposition to lower-ranked groups? Suryakumar Yadav did not blame anybody, however he did attempt to spotlight some areas of the sport, together with pitches the place he himself performed lots of cricket.
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Within the post-match presentation, the victorious captain defined that he performed lots of cricket at numerous grounds in Mumbai, together with the Wankhede Stadium. Nonetheless, through the match in opposition to America, the deck behaved in another way. Even Yadav himself, an area batsman, took time to grasp the character of the floor.
“I believed that I’ve been batting in comparable conditions and that was the case once I performed lots of cricket right here on the Mumbai Cricket Maidans, Azad Maidan and Cross Maidan. So, I knew that if I may bat until the tip, it might make a distinction (on in the present day’s pitch). It was a bit completely different from the standard wickets at Wankhede,” Suryakumar Yadav stated.
Suspicions about Wankhede Stadium pitch
Though he didn’t blame the pitch curator or grounds workers, he felt that the character of the pitch was slightly completely different as a result of climate circumstances. The dearth of daylight within the morning might have affected the deck.
“We knew after we awakened within the morning, we regarded outdoors and there wasn’t a lot solar. I believe the curators and groundsmen did their finest to arrange one of the best pitch attainable, however I believe some issues are out of their management. So there wasn’t sufficient daylight to roll the pitch or water it,” the captain added.
Surrakumar Yadav gave an replace on Jasprit Bumrah and Washington Sundar
Earlier than ending the chat, Suryakumar Yadav gave a significant replace about Jasprit Bumrah and Washington Sundar, who missed the match. He knowledgeable us that he’s the captain and that the Thunder are doing effectively now and that he can be becoming a member of the Delhi workforce. And Bumrah developed a excessive fever as a result of climate.
“Wagi will be part of us in Delhi. He’s wonderful. All the things is okay. He had a excessive fever as a result of climate, similar to Bumrah, Abhishek was underneath the climate. However relaxation. All the things is okay,” Yadav concluded.
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