KL Rahul said – ‘Injustice’ happened to Suryakumar Yadav, what did the vice-captain say?
KL Rahul got the player of the match for scoring a superb half-century in the Guwahati T20 but he was surprised to see Suryakumar Yadav not getting the award.
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In the second T20 match played in Guwahati, the Indian team won by 16 runs and defeated South Africa in the T20 series for the first time on their soil. Batting first, Team India scored 237 runs and in reply South African team could score only 221 runs. Team India’s victory Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli played brilliant innings. But what happened after the match is rarely seen in cricket. In fact, it was ‘unjust’ to Suryakumar Yadav in the award ceremony. Suryakumar Yadav, who scored 61 runs in just 22 balls, did not get the Player of the Match award. This award was given to KL Rahul.
KL Rahul himself said this after receiving the award. KL Rahul said that he is surprised that he has received this award. Whereas this award should have been given to Suryakumar Yadav who played a more impressive innings. KL Rahul said, ‘I am surprised to get the player of the match award. Suryakumar should have got this.
Suryakumar’s performance better than KL Rahul?
Let us tell you that KL Rahul played an innings of 57 runs in 28 balls. His bat hit 5 fours and 4 sixes. At the same time, Suryakumar Yadav scored 61 runs in just 22 balls and his bat came out with 5 sixes-5 fours. His strike rate was also 242.86.
Who gives the player of the match award?
The Player of the Match award is decided by the match officials and sometimes even the members of TV broadcasters. Player of the match is decided by votes. This award is not given only for more runs or wickets. In this, apart from the performance of the player, the playing conditions are also seen. It is possible that the experts have liked KL Rahul’s innings better according to the situation.
Suryakumar showed amazing
even though player of the match KL Rahul But in the middle overs, Suryakumar Yadav changed the course of the match. This player thrashed bowlers like Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Wayne Parnell fiercely. Suryakumar Yadav hit fours and sixes in the four corners of the field. The amazing thing is that Suryakumar Yadav put 70 percent of the runs behind the wickets.
