Surya kumar Yadav is a national treasure

[NameGoesHere]

Incredible catch.

[Forever Indian]

Plucked the Cup out of thin Air! Man, was a clutch catch…

[Number]

It is amazing that his legacy will be that GOAT catch, despite his revolutionary T20 batting.

Much like highlight of Kapil Paaji's career is that Viv Richards catch in 83 finals.

 

Edited June 29, 2024 by Number

[vice]

Full toss, heading for the sixer,

sky takes the catch.

bravo

[Forever Indian]

1 minute ago, vice said:

Full toss, heading for the sixer,

sky takes the catch.

bravo

Yeah, he literally had no business taking that catch. It was all but heading for six and a South Africa win…

[BacktoCricaddict]

 

 

[Frustrated]

https://thesportstak.com/cricket/england-tour-of-india/story/before-you-blink-he-is-back-to-the-dugout-without-michael-vaughans-strong-words-for-suryakumar-yadav-after-flop-show-in-ind-vs-eng-3rd-t20i-3158080-2025-01-29

[Frustrated]

https://crictoday.com/cricket/daily-cricket-news/he-hasnt-been-consistent-harbhajan-singh-blames-top-batter-for-indias-defeat-in-third-t20i-against-england/

[Vk1]

SKY has sacrificed his position for Tilak in a fornat where the top 3 rule the roost. 

Edited January 30, 2025 by Vk1

[Suhaan]

14 minutes ago, Vk1 said:

SKY has sacrificed his position for Tilak in a fornat where the top 3 rule the roost. 

Mujhe lag rha out of blue Tilak will lead one of the loi side in sometime

As paindu Gill seems a fool

[Vk1]

9 hours ago, Suhaan said:

Mujhe lag rha out of blue Tilak will lead one of the loi side in sometime

As paindu Gill seems a fool

current ODI format for top 3 is the easiest thing ever in cricketing history. I am assuming Gill will continue to do well. I agree with you on captaincy 

Edited January 30, 2025 by Vk1

[Frustrated]

Shoonya Yadav.   4th consecutive failure in this series.  He has failed in 8 out of last 10 t20 matches.   

[cowboysfan]

I think his mind is cluttered,captaincy sometimes is too much for players.even his utilization of our bowlers has been bad.some of the ways he has got out is very uncharacteristic.

[cricketfan28]

Age catching up with national treasurer, ipl should help him comeback.

[vvvslaxman]

25 minutes ago, cricketfan28 said:

Age catching up with national treasurer, ipl should help him comeback.

He has done better in internationals than IPL. I think he is too pre-meditated. He has to prove he has 2nd gear, 1st gear.

[Texan]

Its like all Indian captains. As soon as they become captains, they forget that they need to be a player too 

[Frustrated]

52 minutes ago, cowboysfan said:

I think his mind is cluttered,captaincy sometimes is too much for players.even his utilization of our bowlers has been bad.some of the ways he has got out is very uncharacteristic.

 

I don't think it's due to captaincy.   If you carefully observe his cheap dismissals (be it in bilaterals or ICC events), he looks vulnerable whenever the team is under a bit of pressure due to loss of early wickets.  He simply does not have the ability/temperament to consume a few balls and then build momentum later.  

 

In WT20 2024 Final, he was not the captain.  He came in to bat with Ind at 16/2. It was a patta wicket.  He played 10+ balls yet never looked settled.  Got out after having played too many dot balls, leaving Ind in deep trouble (at 35/3).   Most often, in imp matches, he needs a stable platform set by openers in order to play his natural game. 

If openers fail, he will also fail 9 out of 10 times.  

 

A highly overrated batter which is also the reason he made his intl t20 debut at the age of 32.  Usually that is the age when a player should be retiring from t20 format. 

(It's not as if he was pursuing his post graduation till the age of 30.  LOL)

[Gollum]

That Miller catch has created enough goodwill to shield him for a few more games. 

 

Anyway personally nothing against the guy, I like SKY, even as a person he gives good vibes. Father Time comes for all and he anyway was never that good (may be an unpopular opinion), limited batsman despite the pyrotechnics and he isn't a good problem solver as @Frustrated said, either lacks in mentality department (his record in all big games even on pattas) or poor cricket IQ like the WC final showed. 

[Ultimate_Game]

10 hours ago, Gollum said:

That Miller catch has created enough goodwill to shield him for a few more games. 

 

Anyway personally nothing against the guy, I like SKY, even as a person he gives good vibes. Father Time comes for all and he anyway was never that good (may be an unpopular opinion), limited batsman despite the pyrotechnics and he isn't a good problem solver as @Frustrated said, either lacks in mentality department (his record in all big games even on pattas) or poor cricket IQ like the WC final showed. 

 

Problem with SKY is that he never had a high ceiling. He's a specialist T20 player and even there his game is built on taking too many chances and doesn't have strong batting fundamentals. When your best scoring shot is the scoop and you look to play every other shot in the arc between fine leg and square leg, you're gonna be found out.

 

Still remember him trying to play every delivery in the same direction going for scoop against slower deliveries of Aussie pacers in WC 23 final, and Aussie bowlers laughing at him when he inadvertently missed the shots time and again. He hasn't showed up in any meaningful match despite playing in 3 WT20 tourneys and is known only for that Miller catch. As a batter he's quite limited and has been found out.

[Adamant]

1 hour ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

Problem with SKY is that he never had a high ceiling. He's a specialist T20 player and even there his game is built on taking too many chances and doesn't have strong batting fundamentals. When your best scoring shot is the scoop and you look to play every other shot in the arc between fine leg and square leg, you're gonna be found out.

 

Still remember him trying to play every delivery in the same direction going for scoop against slower deliveries of Aussie pacers in WC 23 final, and Aussie bowlers laughing at him when he inadvertently missed the shots time and again. He hasn't showed up in any meaningful match despite playing in 3 WT20 tourneys and is known only for that Miller catch. As a batter he's quite limited and has been found out.

He hasn't played a standout innings in wt20 but last year played two good support knocks, 30 off 15 against aus and 47 against England in semis.

 

He is overhyped but still is a good t20 player.