'We dreamt together, we waited together, we fulfilled together' - Suryakumar Yadav on making India debut

14th March 2021 was an extremely special day for Suryakumar Yadav. The Indian cricketer took the field for his country for the first time in T20Is, and it was a moment for Yadav to savor. Even though he could not go out and wield the willow in his debut match, it was an unforgettable day for the Mumbai Indians’ batsman.

The Indian side produced a perfect performance and decimated the England side on Yadav’s debut. After the visitors scored 164/6 in their allotted 20 overs, the Indian side, led by skipper Virat Kohli and debutant Ishan Kishan decimated the England bowling attack with the bat.

While the legendary Kohli scored a classy 73* off 49 deliveries, Kishan blasted a murderous 32-ball 56 to completely destroy the visitors. Rishabh Pant too, chipped in with a blazing cameo, scoring 26 runs at a strike rate of 200. And with this emphatic 7 wicket victory, the Indian team has leveled the five-match T20I series 1-1. However, Yadav was extremely delighted to wear the Indian jersey for the first time in an international match and has let his thoughts known to the world on Twitter.

This one is for my mom, dad, sister, my wife, my coach and all my well wishers.

We dreamt together – we waited together – we full filled together 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/we0lAzqPve

— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) March 14, 2021

I started crying after seeing my name in the team: Suryakumar Yadav

When he was named in the Indian squad for the T20I series against England that was announced on 20th February 2021, Yadav had stated that he was extremely excited. The right-hander revealed that he was sitting in his room and trying to watch a movie, and that was when the message was conveyed to him. Yadav further added that he started crying immediately, and he had a video call with his family, where the entire family became emotional.

“I was very excited as I got to know about the selection. I was sitting in the room, trying to watch a movie, and got a notification on the phone that I was picked in the Indian team for England T20Is. I started crying after seeing my name in the team. I called my parents, my wife, and my sister. We had a video call, and all of us started crying,” Yadav had said on the official BCCI website.