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Suryakumar vs Usman: Amidst all the discussions and hype, Tariq was in the center of headlines at that time. Tariq came into his run-up and took his famous ‘pause’. Suryakumar, standing on strike, remained completely still, no trigger movement, no movement, it seemed as if the Indian captain had read Tariq completely.
Suryakumar Yadav told the world how to deal with Usman Tariq’s ‘pause’
New Delhi. The India Pakistan match in Colombo is over but the way Suryakumar Yadav played Usman Tariq is still fresh in the minds of people. When Usman Tarikh came to bowl in the 11th over and at that very moment Pakistan could have got two-three quick wickets, the match could have changed. Although Pakistan was also expecting that it would not be easy for the Indian team to play Usman, but Surya changed everything.
Amidst all the discussions and hype, Tariq was in the center of headlines at that time. Tariq came into his run-up and took his famous ‘pause’. Suryakumar standing on strike remained completely still, there was no trigger movement, no movement, it seemed as if the Indian captain had read Tariq completely and after that such a shot came from the bat of the Indian captain which shocked Pakistan.
Surya’s Master Class
As soon as Tariq released the ball after that microsecond pause, Surya was all set. He pulled the very first ball in the gap between long-on and midwicket and sent it for a four. At that very moment the mental battle was won. In that one ball, Surya told the world how to face Tariq, remain completely steady and beat the bowler in the mental game. Even on a favorable pitch, Tariq could not dominate India and the match tilted decisively in India’s favour. This method of Surya reminds of what Rohit Sharma had once said about remaining steady at the crease.
Rohit’s knowledge came in handy
The former Indian captain had said this about his strategy against Tim Southee in a Super Over played in New Zealand. Batting is different in a Super Over and in that match, in the first part of the Super Over, I was moving a lot inside the crease and was not able to connect as I wanted, then I realized that I had to do something different. Tim Southee must also be feeling the pressure, because he knew that Rohit can hit big sixes. Rohit told in an interview that he just had to remain calm and do minimum movement. If I had remained still, the chances of a correct connection would have been higher. And that’s exactly what happened.
Saudi bowled the ball in my zone and I sent it for a six. Suddenly the course of the match changed. After hitting a six on the fifth ball, I knew that I could finish the match for India. Now all the pressure was on Saudi and the chances of mistake had increased. He made a mistake and I ended the match by hitting another six. The real mantra was to remain steady.
This is exactly what Suryakumar Yadav did against Tariq and now the world will adopt this strategy. It was really a pleasure to watch Surya bat on a difficult pitch, because this is what makes great players different from the rest.