Suryakumar Yadav’s amazing form in IPL helped him get closer to his dream of playing for Team India and he finally got his chance in the second T20I match against England in the ongoing series. He hopes to realize his long-time dream of helping India win a match during the upcoming T20I series against England.
On Saturday evening, happiness galore in the Suryakumar Yadav’s household and amongst his friends and fans on social media after watching him in India’s jersey. Despite a thunderous IPL 2020, he was snubbed from the Australia Tour. However, now not only has he been selected in the 19-man squad, but is also likely to feature in the eleven as Manish Pandey and Sanju Samson, both of whom were toured Australia, have been dropped.
Suryakumar Had Tears In His Eyes After Seeing His Name In The Team
Yadav had stated that he was extremely excited when he was named to the Indian squad for the T20I series against England that was announced on 20th February 2021. The right-hander revealed that he was sitting in his room and trying to watch a movie and that was when the message was conveyed to him. Yadav further added that he started crying immediately, and he had a video call with his family, where the entire family became emotional.
“I was very excited as I got to know about the selection. I was sitting in the room, trying to watch a movie, and got a notification on the phone that I was picked in the Indian team for England T20Is. I started crying after seeing my name on the team. I called my parents, my wife, and my sister. We had a video call, and all of us started crying,” Yadav had said on the official BCCI website.
Suryakumar Yadav recently tweeted that “This one is for my mom, dad, sister, my wife, my coach and all my well-wishers. We dreamt together – we waited together – we full filled together”. Suryakumar Yadav, who is in his second spell with the Mumbai Indians, thanked the franchise for showing immense faith in him.
Visitors started well but went on score 164/6 in their allotted 20 overs. the Indian side, led by skipper Virat Kohli and debutant Ishan Kishan destroyer the England bowling attack with the bat. 3rd T20I will be played tomorrow and fans will be excited to see the starting XI as Rohit Sharma is set to open the match tomorrow.
