Suryakumar Yadav: ‘Batting style is completely different, I can’t be that aggressive on the field as a leader’ | Cricket News
Suryakumar Yadav has won 11 out of the 13 games in his brief captaincy career. Taking the reigns of the side that won the World Cup, Surya continued to adhere to the team’s attacking philosophy, which has yielded positive results thus far in his tenure. However, the 34-year-old acknowledged that he does not let his attacking nature in the batting interfere with his captaincy.
“My batting style is completely different, I can’t be that aggressive on the field as a leader. At the same time, you have to understand what is happening in their (players) minds. You also need to make sure that they are comfortable. Everyone has a different skill set. They also want to express themselves that freedom is very important when they get onto the field. I try and len to what is going on in their mind,” said Surya on his captaincy style ahead of the T20I series against South Africa in Durban on Thursday.
“Off the field, I try and spend a lot of time with them to understand their strengths and who can deliver in pressure and crunch situations. This format is if you keep playing you keep learning and it is so fast on the field the time you blink your eye the game is over,” Surya added.
For the majority of his career as a player, Surya has played under Rohit Sharma both at the Mumbai Indians and in the Indian colors. The current Indian T20 captain has shared his learnings from Rohit. “When I am on the ground I notice his body language and how calm he is during the pressure situations. How does he treat everyone on the field and off the field and most importantly with the leader there is an expectation of how much time he is spending with you to have that comfort.”
“I also try to spend time with others go with them to meals, roam around or travel with them. These are small things which earn the respect of your team-mates. If you want him to deliver on the ground all these things are very important,” Surya would reveal.
