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Suryakumar Yadav statement on Washington Sundar: It was being speculated that Sundar might be out of the tournament, but he is recovering fast, which is good news for the Indian team.
New Delhi: Team India defeated USA by 29 runs in their first match of ICC T20 World Cup 2026. Captain Suryakumar Yadav was the biggest hero in Team India’s win, which is why he was adjudged Player of the Match. After the match, he not only celebrated Team India’s victory, but also gave an important update on injured player Washington Sundar. Captain Suryakumar Yadav confirmed that Washington Sundar will join Team India for the match against Namibia in Delhi. Earlier, it was speculated that Sundar might be ruled out of the tournament, but he is recovering fast, which is good news for the Indian team.
He also expressed his views on the failure of the top order in the match against USA and the Mumbai pitch. He said, “Only I know how much pressure was on me. However, I have played a lot of cricket here, and I believed in myself that if I played till the end, we could have reached a better position. I have played a lot of cricket here in the cross field and free field, so I knew how to bat. The curators and the ground staff tried, but many things are beyond their control. However, we could have batted better. We did today.” Learning that we need to focus on building partnerships.”
What Surya said about the team’s batting
Surya Kumar Yadav said of the Indian team’s batting, “We knew this day would come. I felt it was important for a batsman to stay till the end, as it felt like a 140-190 wicket instead of 180-190. Gauti bhai advised me to stay till the end during the break after the 14th over, saying that he knew I would cover the innings. I have experience playing on such conditions and surfaces.”
Surya broke Virat Kohli’s record
With the win over USA, Suryakumar Yadav also broke a major record of Virat Kohli. In fact, Suriya has overtaken Virat Kohli for the most player of the match awards for Team India in the T20 format. Suriya has won the player of the match award for India for the 17th time in T20Is, while Virat Kohli has won it 16 times, but now he has been left behind.
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