‘And WhatsApp simply dried up,’ Nasser Hussain explains how his strategy to discover Suryakumar Yadav’s flaw backfired. Nasser Hussain has disclosed how his approach to discover out in-form Suryakumar Yadav’s weakness backfired ahead of the second semifinal between India and England.
Nasser Hussain has disclosed how he tried everything he could to figure out in-form batter Suryakumar Yadav’s weakness ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 second semifinal against India and England on Thursday, November 9 at the Adelaide Oval.
Speaking about the intriguing tactic, Hussain stated that he sent a text message to persons engaged in game preparation to learn more about the Mumbai cricketer’s vulnerability. However, all he was able to obtain were 15 batting strengths from Yadav, which astounded him.
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It was amusing: Hussain Nasser
“It was funny. I sent the CricViz guys a request. They were doing some prep for the game. I said ‘Come on, send me the strengths and weaknesses of Suryakumar Yadav. And on the WhatsApp group I got some 15 strengths – plays pace bowling well, spin well, hits through the square, scoops it more than any cricketer in the history of the game,”
Hussain said.
“Maybe, someone like a Mahela Jayawardene is the only one who has scored more runs behind square than him. His strike-rate all around. And then I said, ‘Ok, weaknesses? And the WhatsApp just dried up. The only one they had was slow left-arm spin. And England don’t have one. Dawson is in the reserve and I can’t see them calling him up. He was hobbling”
He added.
Considering how well Suryakumar Yadav is playing right now, the English bowlers must devise some cunning plans to get rid of the danger man quickly and put pressure on India. In five Super 12 games, Yadav has three half-centuries and three Player of the Match awards. The current top-ranked T20I hitter is India’s second-best run-getter after batting icon Virat Kohli with 225 runs at a strike rate of 193.96.