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After Batter’s T20I century against England, Rohit Sharma’s 2011 tweet about Suryakumar Yadav goes viral. Suryakumar Yadav scored 117 runs off 55 balls against England in the third T20I on Sunday. With this knock, he became the fifth Indian batter to score a T20I century.
Suryakumar Yadav scored 117 runs off 55 balls in the third and final T20I against England on Sunday. Though his knock at Trent Bridge in Nottingham did not help India win the game, cricket fans made sure Suryakumar received the applause he deserved. Suryakumar’s shots were all over the place, and he hit 14 fours and six sixes during his knock. Meanwhile, a decade-old tweet praising Suryakumar from Rohit Sharma has gone viral on social media.
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Rohit Sharma’s 2011 tweet about Suryakumar Yadav goes viral.
“Just finished the BCCI awards here in Chennai (sic)…some exciting cricketers on the horizon. Suryakumar Yadav (sic) from Mumbai to keep an eye on in the future!” Rohit first tweeted in December of 2011.
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“Just finished the BCCI awards here in Chennai (sic)…some exciting cricketers coming up. Suryakumar Yadav (sic) from Mumbai to watch out for in the future!” Rohit first tweeted in December 2011.
“Some great knocks today (Sunday), but I am happy to get this award. (About his game plan) Isolate every ball. Different batters, some are set and some are not. You just want to come out and restrict runs or take wickets. We wanted to take early wickets. There was an unbelievable knock from their (India’s) side. I was speechless by some of shots, unbelievable,” said England pacer Topley in a post-match presentation.
In terms of the match, England won by 17 runs to prevent India from completing a clean sweep. They won the T20I series 1-0. Dawid Malan batted first and scored 77 off 39 balls as England posted 215/7 in 20 overs in Nottingham. Despite Suryakumar’s century, India were bowled out for 198/9.
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