Suryakumar Yadav Makes Winning Debut As India Captain

Suryakumar Yadav made a winning debut as India captain, leading his team to a two-wicket victory over Australia in the first T20I. Yadav scored a superb 80 off 42 balls to help India chase down Australias total of 208.

Visakhapatnam:Suryakumar Yadav made a winning debut as India captain, leading his team to a two-wicket victory over Australia in the first T20 International here on Thursday.Yadav also starred with the bat, scoring a superb 80 off 42 balls to help India chase down Australia's total of 208.

Yadav Relishes Captaincy Debut

"It's a proud moment, whenever you play cricket, you think of representing India, it will take some time to sink in but very proud," Surya said at the post-match presentation ceremony."I left the captaincy luggage in the dressing room. I just tried to enjoy my batting, whether I am batting 10 or 40 balls," said Surya when asked how to compartmentalize batting and leadership.

Team Effort

Yadav also praised his teammates for their efforts in the victory, particularly Rinku Singh, who scored an unbeaten 22 off 14 balls to help India chase down the target."The way the boys kept their nerve was great to see. It was a tailor-made situation for Rinku. His composure relaxed me also," Surya said.He also didn't forget to mention Mukesh Kumar's final over in the Australian innings that cost just five runs where the Bengal speedster nailed the yorker repeatedly."It was huge, the skipper said about Mukesh.The way all three fast bowlers pulled us back into the game after 16 overs. Incredible achievement."

Yadav Pleased with Bowling Attack

Yadav was also pleased with the performance of his bowling attack, which restricted Australia to 208 despite the absence of dew."Thought there will be a little bit of dew but there wasn't. It isn't a big ground and I knew batting will get easy. Thought they might get 230-235 but the bowlers did really well," the skipper seemed satisfied.

Yadav and Kishan Partnership

Yadav and Ishan Kishan joined forces at 22 for two and both have encountered such situations numerous times for Mumbai Indians."We just wanted to be positive. Just enjoy and express ourselves. I told Kishan one thing, just keep batting, don't think of the target. After 10 overs, it was a tailor-made situation. 100 off 60 balls happens every second day in IPL," he said.

Yadav's debut as captain was a successful one, and he will be hoping to lead India to more victories in the future.