Suryakumar Yadav throws his weight behind misfiring Tilak Varma

Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav, on the eve of the South Africa clash, elucidated Tilak Varma’s role in the batting order. Scores of 25, 25, 25 and 31 have not quite measured up to the expectations attached to both the number three position and the southpaw’s caliber. ”The team management has told him that he has to bat that way. If one wicket is down, then he can definitely go and have his own game in the powerplay.”, he said.

“But as soon as two wickets are down, then he has to take a little bit of a backseat, build a partnership again, get to the tenth over and then we have enough firepower to continue and take on the bowling. But yeah, definitely I am sure he must not be happy with how he is batting right now. And he has practised a lot as well in the last two or three practice sessions. But I don’t have any concerns regarding him. He has been delivering for India at one drop really well and I am very confident that he will do it better.”

”The wickets are a little different here,” said Suryakumar, denoting to Ahmedabad. The four wickets we have played on so far were a little different and challenging. Off-spinners were not bowling earlier but are now. So we have started preparation for that and hopefully we will tackle it as we start our Super 8 journey.”