T20 World Cup: After Suryakumar Yadav’s incredible rescue act against USA, Ashwin highlights one special aspect: ‘Back into his game…’ | Cricket News
3 min readFeb 8, 2026 01:49 PM IST Suryakumar Yadav scored 52.17% of India’s runs against USA on the opening night of T20 World Cup, bailing the defending champions out of a seriously worrying situation. His 84* off 49 balls was by some distance the best batting effort on the night and the difference between two sides, as India went from 77/6 to posting 161. And former India spinner Ashwin Ravichandran highlighted one specific aspect of Suryakumar’s game that has returned after a lean phase in 2025: the runs he scored behind the wicket. Firstly, Ashwin applauded USA for coming prepared with the right plans on an usual Wankhede Stadium wicket, and that included keeping Suryakumar quiet early on. “Shadley van Schalkwyk wasn’t express pace, he was using his cutters and variations. Usually, when we watch IPL matches at Wankhede, we are not used to seeing those kind of deliveries work. Absolutely don’t work. But the ball was sticking on the wicket, and they came with good plans for Surya clearly. They were taking the …







