Suryakumar Yadav, a standout batsman for the Mumbai Indians (MI) and Team India, described how his now-famous moniker “SKY” first came about before the World Test Championship (WTC) final matchup against Australia at the Oval beginning on June 7.
Surya talks about his nickname
The 32-year-old is coming off an amazing IPL season for MI, collecting 605 runs at an astounding strike rate of 181.14 and an average of 43.21.
Yadav discussed the genesis of his moniker SKY in a video that the BCCI posted on their Twitter account. He stated:
“It came in 2014/15 when I was playing for my franchise KKR, that time Gauti bhai ( Gautam Gambhir) gave this name because Suryakumar Yadav he said was too long for everyone to call so SKY came from there.”
Yadav was a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) squad from 2014 till 2017, when Gautam Gambhir served as head coach.
Suryakumar Yadav, who often bats down the order as a finisher, contributed key crucial hits to KKR’s championship run in 2014 while averaging 32.80 and 140.17 in 16 games.
In preparation for their match against Australia in the WTC final, Suryakumar Yadav also discussed his closest teammates on the Indian team.
The Mumbai Indians player talked about his favourite teammates and the biggest pranksters on the team as Team India endured rigorous training and inter-practice matches at the Arundel Castle Cricket Club in Sussex.
“Lot of them. If you look around everyone is my best mate but I love spending time with Ishan and Mohammed Siraj, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, good to be around them. [On the best pranksters] Many of them but Ishan Kishan takes the pole position followed by Siraj, Axar Patel.”
Yadav also discussed his well-known “Supla shot” and the origin of the phrase in tennis and cricket.
“The term has come from tennis cricket. I’ve seen a lot of them when I go back home and the shot means the ball which you hit right behind the wicket-keeper when it’s short coming right at your head so it’s something like going behind that I love playing,” Suryakumar Yadav concluded.
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