Following the highlight on ODIs in 2023, the main focus now shifts to the shortest format with the scheduled T20 World Cup this yr. The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) has tentatively set the match dates from June 4 to June 30 within the West Indies and the United States of America (USA). With this World Cup, 20 groups are going to play within the prestigious occasion for the primary time.
Though the schedule is awaiting finalization, former England captain Nasser Hussain has already provided notable predictions for the upcoming occasion, together with highlighting the participant to keep watch over.
Nasser Hussain names the participant to keep watch over in the course of the T20 World Cup 2024
Hussain believed that Suryakumar Yadav, the primary T20I batter on the planet from India, is the participant to keep watch over within the upcoming T20 World Cup. In keeping with Hussain, whereas Suryakumar could appear a bit clueless in 50-overs cricket, the swashbuckling batter is a “freak” who excels within the shortest format and is poised to make a major influence.
“The person for the world to watch out for at the moment in T20 is Suryakumar Yadav,” Hussain was quoted as saying by the ANI.
“I mean, the bloke is a freak. The cliche of Mr. 360, but some of the shots he plays… and he is a bit of a freak because in fifty-overs cricket, he doesn’t quite know when to go, when not to go, what to do. But in T20 cricket, he absolutely knows what to do every single time almost, and it’s a fun game, T20 cricket and watching SKY, that is absolutely fun,” the 55-year-old concluded.
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Suryakumar Yadav’s terrific returns in T20Is
Since making his T20I debut for India in 2021, Suryakumar has emerged as among the best batters in T20Is, notching up 4 centuries and 17 fifties in 60 matches. His stellar performances earned him the No.1 spot within the ICC Rankings for T20I batters in 2022, a place he has maintained. Nevertheless, Suryakumar has confronted challenges replicating the identical influence in ODIs.