One of MI’s concerns leading up to the match against CSK on Thursday is the continuous lack of runs from Surya’s bat.

“I would not say that Surya is out of form. He is batting well. If you see, whatever shots he is hitting in the match, it is coming right from the middle of the bat and it doesn’t look like he is out of touch. The batting is going well. Sometimes you get a good ball and sometimes you have to take a chance. If you see, I think against RCB he hit a sweep, so that was his shot.”

“Sometimes it happens, the game is such that it happens. But I don’t think he is out of form. It’s just a matter of one innings. If he gets an innings, he will come back in touch. He is waiting. The same thing happened in the World Cup – in the first match against USA, it was a crucial innings. Because in the starting match of the World Cup, if he doesn’t do well, the team’s atmosphere is low. So he did it there. So it’s a matter of one innings and he will be back,” the southpaw said.

Speaking about his own preferred batting position in the MI setup, the 23-year-old said that he wished to bat at number three, but was willing to adapt to the team’s needs.

“The same question I have been hearing for the last three years. As I said before, I would always love to bat at No. 3, but I am always up for where the team needs me, whether it is 4, 5, 6 or 7 – anywhere, I am ready.”

“Because I have batted in different positions over the last three years, I know which situation, how to behave, which bowler I can attack and how the wicket behaves. Whenever the innings goes deeper, the ball gets slightly softer and comes onto the bat differently. So according to that, I change my plans and all these things.