Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav enjoy each other’s company on and off the field in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup. The two batters have contributed with the bat as the Men in Blue are a win away from qualifying for the semi-finals.
Virat Kohli and Suryakumar have stitched quite a few successful partnerships for the national team in the shortest format.
Virat Kohli has become a big fan of SKY’s explosive approach and has lauded his teammate time and again in recent times.
Kohli paid tribute to Yadav after he became the number-one batter in the ICC T20I Rankings for Batters.
Suryakumar responded and praised the 33-year-old for his match-winning 64 not out off just 44 balls.
The two added 38 runs for the 3rd wicket in their Super 12 match against Bangladesh. SKY made 30 off just 16 balls.
Virat was named the Player of the Match for his 64 runs with the bat. He took his tally beyond 200 runs, becoming the leading run-scorer in ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
Kohli also went past Mahela Jayawardene to become the leading run-getter in the history of T20 World Cups, taking his mark to 1065 runs.