Virat Kohli's special praise, the recipe for success, Test cricket debut and much more. Surya Kumar Yadav's post-match presser was a fun ride for fans and critics. 🏏🎙
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00:00I really enjoy batting with them.
00:02One thing is that I have to run a lot
00:04because they are so super fit.
00:06I have tried different things like eating good food,
00:12doing good quality practice sessions,
00:14sleeping on time.
00:16So all those things that I have done
00:18are helping me today and I am reaping the benefits.
00:21It's not like Virat Kohli is watching the match and tweeting.
00:26He said about you that how you change the video game.
00:31What is this about video games?
00:33I will take that as a compliment and try to do better consistently.
00:56I mean the confidence is always there.
01:08I have few runs behind my back
01:11but at the same time there is a very thin line
01:14between you getting a little complacent
01:17also when you are coming into any game after scoring runs.
01:20So I think you got to do all your processes and routines
01:24the same way what you have been doing when you have done well.
01:2699% I try to do the same things on match days.
01:31Like for example, if I have to do a gym session
01:33or I have to eat lunch on perfect timing.
01:36I have to take a power nap for about 15-20 minutes.
01:38So all these things, these are small routines
01:41which I try to do on game days.
01:44And when I come to the ground, I feel good.
01:48So that is my zone.
01:49And also I spend a lot of time on off days with my wife.
01:56Speak to my parents a lot.
01:58The one thing which keeps me grounded always
02:01is they don't talk about the game.
02:03We don't talk about the game at all.
02:05No discussion about the game.
02:06And they keep me in good space.
02:08That's the most important thing.
02:09And I am really happy staying in that zone
02:12for a very long time from here on.
02:14It doesn't happen that you are watching a match
02:17and you are doing something else.
02:19They said something about you.
02:21They said that you play video games.
02:24What is this about video games?
02:25I didn't understand.
02:27Recently, we have played some games together.
02:30We have had very good partnerships.
02:31So I really enjoy batting with them.
02:34One thing is that we have to run a lot
02:37because they are so super fit.
02:38But at the same time, when we are inside,
02:41we don't discuss much about the game.
02:43We know each other.
02:44We respect each other about our game.
02:46Who is playing how.
02:47So they don't say much.
02:49I don't say much to them.
02:51I just tell them one thing.
02:52That you keep playing from one side.
02:53So I will keep doing my batting from one side.
02:56And they don't tell me anything else.
03:00To bat, they say,
03:01play the way you have been playing
03:03and enjoy your game.
03:04That's it.
03:06I will take that as a compliment.
03:08And I will try to do better in tomorrow's match.
03:11You look back,
03:12because there was a time,
03:14almost 3 years ago,
03:15you were running in the domestic league.
03:17You had made a lot of runs in the IPL.
03:20Everyone was saying,
03:21if Suri Kumar is coming,
03:22why isn't he coming to the team?
03:24It must have been very frustrating
03:25for all the cricketers.
03:27Yes, absolutely.
03:28It must have been very frustrating for all the cricketers.
03:32It must have been very frustrating for all the cricketers.
03:35Absolutely.
03:36I always remember the last time.
03:39Because when I stay in the room
03:42and travel with my wife,
03:44we talk about the situation 2-3 years ago.
03:47What is the situation now?
03:49What has changed?
03:50So we keep discussing about that time.
03:52Obviously, there was a little frustration at that time.
03:54But we used to see
03:55what can we get positive out of this?
03:57How can we become a better cricketer?
03:59How can I take a step forward?
04:01After that time,
04:02I tried to do different things.
04:05I mean,
04:06eating good food,
04:08doing good quality practice sessions,
04:10sleeping on time.
04:12I mean,
04:13even before that,
04:14I used to do all this.
04:16But I couldn't do such quality times.
04:18So we discussed a lot like this.
04:20And after that,
04:21the time completely changed.
04:22So when I did all those things,
04:24all that is helping today.
04:25And I am reaping the fruits of it.
04:26I have just found a new saying today.
04:28Which goes by the way that
04:29there are only three things that are true in this world.
04:32One is death.
04:33Second is taxes.
04:34And third is to leave your wife during the night.
04:36Regardless of any opposition.
04:38I just want to ask you,
04:40how much of the batting
04:41is instinctive
04:42when you are on the wicket?
04:56What the wicket is like?
04:57What are the ground dimensions?
04:59How the ball will travel?
05:00Etc.
05:01So all these things you got to keep in mind.
05:03And rest all the thinking you have to do
05:05in your practice sessions
05:06and when you are sitting back in the room.
05:08If you can't think too much
05:09when you come into the game,
05:10you got to come with a little clear mind,
05:12positive mindset,
05:13with good intent
05:14when you are playing this format.
05:16And just enjoy yourself.
05:24Of course,
05:25I do get amazed
05:26after seeing some strokes
05:27when I go back to the room.
05:28I obviously see all the highlights.
05:30Every time,
05:31even if I do well or not,
05:32if I am not doing well on that day,
05:34I do watch the highlights.
05:35But yeah,
05:36even I get surprised
05:37after seeing those strokes.
05:45It's coming.
05:46It's coming.
05:47That time is also coming.
05:49I mean,
05:50because when we start cricket,
05:52we start with the red ball.
05:53And for my Mumbai team,
05:55I have played first class cricket.
05:57So,
05:58I have a good idea
05:59of that format.
06:00And I enjoy that format a lot
06:02when I play.
06:03And hopefully,
06:04there will be a test cap soon.