Great to see everyone contributing – Suryakumar Yadav on India’s win against Pakistan

In the India-Pakistan T20 World Cup 2026 clash, Suryakumar Yadav played a crucial knock of 32 runs from 29 balls, steadying India’s ship in the middle-over doldrums.

The Indian captain was delighted at the win carved by the Men in Blue as they registered their third victory on the trot, cementing their hold on the pole position of the points table.

Talking at the post-match presentation, Suryakumar Yadav opened up on the quality of cricket played by Team India while heaping unreserved praise on Ishan Kishan for his phenomenal performance. He also explained that there was a bit of lull in the middle-overs but India managed to brave that phase and eventually get their momentum back.

Shedding light about the game, SKY said, “I think this is for India (smiles in his trademark style). But yeah, it's... we played the same brand of cricket, what we wanted to play. I told you at the toss as well. I think batting first was a better option on this wicket. And the way Ishan batted and he was batting in the last few games and also in the domestic circuit, he batted the same way and took the team ahead.”

Explaining India’s batting dynamics, SKY added, “Not really. We wanted to play the same way how we were playing. I think Ishan thought something out of the box. After 0 for 1, there had to be someone taking responsibility in the powerplay and the way he took that responsibility, I think it was amazing. I think we were very ahead in the powerplay. There was a little bit of lump in between 7 to 15, but then that's the beauty of T20 cricket and the way Tilak, Shivam and Rinku batted, I think it was commendable.”

Expressing his faith on the total that India had on board, SKY stated, “See, it's difficult to tell when you're batting first because you know, you never know, they might be a little bit of dew or wicket might play a little better under lights. But as soon as we reached 175, we thought it was 15-20 runs above par. I think 155 would have been a very tight game, but then 175 was a very good score.”

Delineating India’s bowling strategy, SKY added, “No, I think we followed the same thing what we did before when we played them. Hardik took the new ball, taking charge from ball one, then Bumrah coming in, what he does the best. He showed the world why he's the best bowler in the world. And then Varun, Kuldeep, Axar, matter of the fact Tilak as well, coming in, chipping in. I think it was great to see everyone contributing.”

He concluded with a word about the celebrations, stating, “We'll think about that tomorrow. First, we'll go back, have some good time together as a team and then when we take the flight tomorrow, reach Ahmedabad, we'll start thinking about the next games."