India's World Cup winner urges fans, media not to put pressure on Suryakumar Yadav

In the last months, one name which has become synonymous with India's explosive batting is Suryakumar Yadav who is red hot form since he made his debut for India in the shortest format of the game. Surya has quickly emerged as the No.1 T20I batter and becomes India's most dependable in the middle-order in T20Is.

Meanwhile, along with the performance, expectations are also high from the 32-year-old. Former India all-rounder Yusuf Pathan has urged fans and media not to put pressure on Yadav by constantly talking about him.

'Surya batting brilliantly'

"Surya is batting brilliantly at the moment and I hope he continues doing that for the Indian cricket team. But, there are others players also, who are also doing well for the team, so we should focus on them as well. We should not put too much pressure on Surya by constantly talking about him. We have seen that players come under pressure, where there is too much chatter about him.

Yusuf wants 'other batters to be complimented as well'

Yes, we should praise his performance but others should be also complimented which will ease the pressure from Surya," Yusuf, who is playing for Dubai Capitals at ILT20 told IANS in an interview.

"If we keep things simple, it will help both Surya and the Indian cricket team," he added.

Pathan mentioned, good player of spin bowling will a vital role during the ODI World Cup which is schedule to be held in India later this year.

"All-rounder definitely makes things easier for both the team as well as the captain. It gives captain options to try different match-ups at various stages of the game. Since the 2023 ODI World Cup is happening in India, spin bowling all-rounders as well as batters who can bowl spin will play a vital role," he said.

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