Not Rohit or Kohli, but this player is the Vivian Richards of Indian cricket, Navjot Singh Sidhu reveals a shocking name
Navjot Singh Sidhu: The statements of former Indian team player and currently commentating for Star Sports, Navjot Sidhu, are in the news these days. After a long time, Sidhu has returned to the world of commentary. His commentary is being well-liked during the T20 World Cup 2024.
On June 20, the Indian team played its match against Afghanistan and won by 47 runs. After this match, Sidhu compared an Indian player to Vivian Richards. He did not name Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma but some other player.
Big statement of Navjot Singh Sidhu
- Navjot Singh Sidhu has described Suryakumar Yadav as India's Vivian Richards in modern day cricket. Praising Surya's batting, he said
- “Only Vivian Richards played shots like Surya. Surya is brilliant in T20. There is no one like him. “He is ruling the shortest format of cricket.
- No bowler is able to make plans against Surya. When Surya explodes with his bat, no bowler can control him. He played a brilliant innings against Afghanistan. He is a match winner.”
When the sun moves, India shines.
- According to Navjot Singh Sidhu, if Surya performs well in a match then the Indian team cannot lose that match. He further said
- “Surya always manages to control the situation. If he scores 50 or 70 runs, you cannot lose the match. I am saying this with full confidence because he bats fast.
- He has a computer in his mind and he finds the places where there is no fielder. Surya puts his foot on the off stump and hits it to square leg, which is amazing.”
Surya wreaked havoc in the last match
- Suryakumar Yadav performed brilliantly and scored a half-century against Afghanistan. On his strength, the Indian team won the match.
- Surya was batting in this match as if he was batting against a junior team. He scored 53 runs in 28 balls in this match, which included 5 fours and 3 sixes. Thanks to Surya's innings, India won the match by 47 runs.