The Indian cricket team registered a 2-1 win in the five-match series against hosts Australia after the fifth and final T20I was abandoned earlier today due to persistent rain and lightning at the Gabba
in Brisbane. In the post-match, Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian T20I captain, was asked whether they had all bases covered ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup early next year, to which he said that there is “never anything” like this in cricket.
Notably, after taking over the captaincy of the Indian cricket team from Rohit Sharma, who retired from the T20I format following the T20 World Cup 2024 title victory, Suryakumar Yadav has managed to put the side to the next level. Since June 2024, India have earned 26 wins and lost only four matches in the T20I format, clinching seven straight series including the latest one down under against Australia.
There's never anything like all bases covered. We always learn from this game, every game we play: Suryakumar Yadav
When Suryakumar Yadav was questioned about whether India have all bases covered in the squad in the aftermath of a series win in Australia, to which he said, as per ESPNcricinfo, “I'm very lucky to have all these boys with different-different skills. They bring very different-different things to the table. When we chat around about the bowling, batting, and fielding.. You must have seen a lot of energy on the ground. People enjoy when they go together on the ground.”
He also went into detail about it and remarked, “But yeah, from a batting point of view, definitely what we've been doing in the last six to eight months, I think we're sticking to that, not changing anything. These guys are doing it really well.. And also from a bowling point of view as well, people are taking responsibility. Having an experienced bowler like [Jasprit] Bumrah around in the team and everyone chatting with him, learning a lot of skills, tricks and trade of the game, I think that's a good thing. So there's good friendship building up in that as well.”
Ultimately, Suryakumar Yadav gave the clear cut answer to the aforementioned question, which read, “So we are trying to get there. There's never anything like all bases covered. We always learn from this game, every game we play. Yeah, till now things look good, touch wood, let's continue that.”
