Even AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle look pale in front of Suryakumar Yadav, he is the new Universe Boss: Danish Kaneria

Suryakumar Yadav once again reigned supreme in the shortest format, scoring a century in the third T20I against Sri Lanka in Rajkot on January 7. The 32-year-old toyed with the Lankan bowlers and smashed 112 runs off 51 deliveries, which helped the Men in Blue post 228 runs. Courtesy of his impeccable innings, the Hardik Pandya-led side won the match by 91 runs and also won the series by 2-1.

Looking at his extraordinary innings, former Pakistan international Danish Kaneria was left impressed and hailed him as the "new Universe Boss". He also stated that a player like him comes once in a lifetime and issued a massive statement saying that even AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle look pale in front of the 32-year-old. 

“The new Universe Boss is Suryakumar Yadav-the beast. Now, what can I tell about this lad, even before I have said that a player like Suryakumar comes once in a lifetime. The innings which he played today, scoring 112 off 51, no one can replicate that,” Kaneria was quoted by the Hindustan Times.

“You can speak about ABD, Chris Gayle but even these two look pale in front of Surya. He has already eclipsed them and has taken T20 cricket to a whole new level,” he added.

It’s about doing quality practice sessions: Suryakumar Yadav decodes his 360-degree style

The 32-year-old has proved himself as the new 360-degree player. When asked about his preparation, the middle-order batter spoke about the importance of having quality practice sessions.

“It’s really important to put pressure on yourself when you are preparing for a game. If you do that in practice, it gets a little easier while playing the game. There is a lot of hard work involved but it’s about doing quality practice sessions. You should know what your game is and prepare accordingly.

"Boundaries behind are like 50-60 meters, so I was targeting them. There are some shots that are pre-determined but you need to have other shots too so that if the bowler changes his plan, you can have an answer,” Yadav said in the post-match presentation.

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