I was completely blown away by Suryakumar Yadav's knock: Virat Kohli

Talismanic India batter Virat Kohli admitted that he was completely blown away by Suryakumar Yadavs knock of an unbeaten 68 off just 26 balls crediting him for completely changing the complexion of the game on a pitch which wasnt as easy to play as he made it lookSuryakumar shared a 98run stand off just 42 balls with Virat Kohli who made 59 in 44 balls hitting four and three sixes in his 31st T20I fifty and brought out some shots in the end as India fetched 78 runs in the last five overs to score a daunting 1922 against Hong KongSky Suryakumar played an outstanding knock a knock that I enjoyed thoroughly from the other end on a pitch which wasnt as easy as he made it look to be honest It was a brilliant knock to watch from the other end Ive seen so many innings from a distance when we play in the IPL against each other or that being done to a lot of other teamsBut this was my first experience of watching it very closely I was completely blown away I honestly believe that the way you played today on Wednesday if you can stay in that zone you can literally change the complexion of the game against any team in the world said Kohli in conversation with Suryakumar in a video on bccitvSuryakumar walked in when India were 942 in 13 overs when KL Rahul was dismissed for 36 off 39 balls and brought out his drives slashes scoops and sweeps apart from audacious wrist play sending the ball all over the park to get his fifty in 22 balls He remained unbeaten on 68 off 26 balls hitting six fours and as many sixes which fetched him 60 runs coming at a strikerate of 26153Also Read MS Dhoni is the best guy to learn from Faf du PlessisFirstly I love batting with him Kohli When I was sitting inside me and Rishabh Pant were speaking about how we could take game this ahead as the wicket was a little slow When I went into bat I tried to just be myself and do what I love doing It was a really simple plan taking the first 10 balls I wanted to hit threefour boundaries in that time and when I got that I just kept battingAt that moment I knew I needed you there Thats why I told you that you just bat from one end itll be easy to cover up because Ive seen you a lot of times later on when you take 3035 balls the next 10 balls you bat with a strike rate of 200250 It was important for me that you stay there so that I bat freely until the 20th over And the same thing happened I really enjoyed it said Suryakumar about his knockKohli had returned to international cricket after a break of a month and half against Pakistan in what was his 100th T20I match on Sunday He showed glimpses of his best self while making 35 off 34 ballsDespite his unbeaten 59 against Hong Kong far from his fluent days Kohli was able to accelerate at the end after being 15 off 18 balls at the start He made 41 runs off 30 balls of facing spin something which has been one of his weaker suits of latePlay Quiz What do you know about tennis superstar Serena WilliamsMy plan was very simple like in the last game Ive come off a decent break month and a half Six weeks is a long time especially at the international level when you get out of touch with the game but I came mentally fresh So I really enjoyed my batting in the last game as well against a quality attack I kind of got the pace of the wicket but I knew my job was to stabilise the innings and build a partnership with whoever I play with And in between when the situation allows me to take a risk and hit a boundary every now and thenBut again when you Suryakumar came in I told you Im going to keep going but the moment you started and gave me a clear indication of how youre feeling my role immediately changed back to holding one end As you said you could go out and express yourself almost every ball That is something I enjoy doing staying in there even if I am set so that even if God forbid you didnt get those runs then I could take charge or we have Rishabh Pant or in another game Hardik Pandya Dinesh Karthik or Ravindra Jadeja Jaddu to come inIt was just applying whatever knowledge I have accumulated over the years for the benefit of the team It was nice to get a couple of games where I felt good with my batting For me milestones and number of runs are irrelevant its how you feel when you bat and I felt very good concluded KohliWith wins in both their matches against Pakistan and Hong Kong India became the first team from Group A to qualify for the Super Four stage of 2022 Asia Cup They now await the winner of final Group A match between Hong Kong and Pakistan on Friday to see who they face off against on SundayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever