2024-07-20 14:45:05
New Delhi: That Suryakumar Yadav who has now become the captain of the Indian team. If he had dropped David Miller’s catch on the night of 29 June, would he have got that respect today? Would he have been made the captain of the T20 team? Actually, the Indian team was announced for the first time after Gautam Gambhir became the new head coach. T20 and ODI teams were selected for the Sri Lankan tour starting on 27 July. After Rohit Sharma’s retirement in T20, explosive middle order batsman Suryakumar Yadav was made the captain in place of Hardik Pandya. He will now be seen captaining Team India in T20. It seemed that after Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, who was the vice-captain of India in the T20 World Cup, would be the new captain of the team. But suddenly Suryakumar Yadav’s name comes and he becomes the next captain. The last 3-4 weeks have been no less than a golden dream for Suryakumar Yadav. He first played an important role in making India the world champion after 17 years. Then he was declared the new captain of India’s T20 team. Whenever there will be talk of T20 World Cup 2024, Suryakumar Yadav’s catch will always be mentioned in it.
The catch he took on the boundary made him a star. Suryakumar Yadav, who was seen as a mere batsman, started being seen as a big player as a leader. But what would have happened if Surya had missed that catch? Would he still have been praised like this? Would Surya have been made the captain with the same pomp as he has been made now? What would have happened if Suryakumar Yadav had missed that catch? Let’s find out.
If the catch was missed, would Surya have become the captain?
Suryakumar Yadav’s World Cup winning catch made him a star overnight. With this, he not only became a big name in the Indian team but he was also seen as a captain material. This catch brought him at par with Hardik Pandya.
If Surya had missed that catch of David Miller on the boundary and Team India had lost the World Cup, Surya could have been heavily criticized. Fans would have expressed their anger on Surya. Cricket experts and former cricketers could have also criticized him heavily. After all this, would BCCI have made Surya the captain for the Sri Lanka tour? The answer is probably not. Because Surya’s image would have become negative for some time. It is possible that he would have come under pressure after this and might not have been able to handle things the way he can now with a relaxed mind.
BCCI would then hand over the reins of T20 to a player who could handle this pressure well. Perhaps no other player in the T20 team handles pressure more than Hardik Pandya and Jaspreet Bumrah. So it was very important for Suryakumar Yadav to catch that catch. Today his image is no less than a star in the eyes of the people.
Indian team could have lost the World Cup
At the time when Suryakumar Yadav took that catch of David Miller, if he had missed the catch at that time, then perhaps South Africa would have won the World Cup and India’s dream of winning the World Cup would have remained just a dream.
Surya’s catch is remembered like Dhoni’s run out
Just as MS Dhoni’s runout in the 2019 semi-final against New Zealand is remembered. That if Mahi had not been runout, India might have won that match. In the same way, this catch of Suryakumar Yadav will also be remembered.