Surya Kumar Yadav has become a legend. His breathtaking catch in the last over turned the tables and made cricket lovers jump in ecstacy. This catch made India win the T 20 world cup. The catch has gone down in the annals of cricketing history.
Following the team’s triumphant return Surya Kumar Yadav drew PMs attention during interaction with the team. When PM asked Yadav about the super catch he replied,
“At that moment I did not think that I would catch it, I was thinking I’d push the ball in and save the boundary because the wind was also against me. Once I had the ball in my hand I thought I’d throw it the other side but Rohit was too far at that time so I threw it in the air and caught it,” he said. “We have practised a lot for such situations as I think that I already do batting but where else could I contribute to the team,” said Yadav to the Prime Minister who listened the narration with smiles and happiness.
India needed to defend 16 runs in the last over thanks to a brilliant final few overs by Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh, who restricted the opposition to two and four runs in their respective overs. Hardik Pandya’s first ball might not have been exactly where he meant to throw it but a brilliant effort by Suryakumar at long off saw the departure of David Miller and helped India lift the trophy.