India captain Suryakumar Yadav appeared to be in immense pain after twisting his ankle during the ongoing third T20I against South Africa. The match between the teams will take place at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
India have suffered a huge blow when captain Suryakumar Yadav left the field after getting injured. The batsman hurt his ankle and seemed to be in immense pain. The incident occurred during the third ball of the third ball when the captain tried to stop the boundary.
When Suryakumar Yadav turned around to throw the ball, he hurt his foot. He sprained his ankle and immediately left the field. He was wincing in pain outside the ropes when the physiotherapists rushed to treat him. He couldn’t even walk properly and they took him out.
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Suryakumar Yadav’s ankle looked sore as he was seen keeping it on the ice pack. Things were not looking very good for him and it will be a hard blow for the team in the future. With the kind of pain he’s experiencing, it doesn’t look like he’ll be back on the field now.
In the absence of Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja has taken over the captaincy of the team. The board would be hoping that the right-hander recovers soon and returns to the field. He will be extremely important for the team with the 2024 T20 World Cup just around the corner.
IND vs SA: Suryakumar Yadav hits his fourth T20I ton
Suryakumar Yadav looked distinguished with the bat as he played a blind innings. He continued his golden touch in the T20Is and scored a magnificent century in the match his team had to win. The batsman scored the fourth century in the shortest format of the game and became the batsman with most centuries for India in T20Is along with Rohit Sharma and Glenn Maxwell, who also has four tons.
Suryakumar Yadav reached his century in just 55 balls. He finished with 100 runs off 56 balls and batted at a strike rate of over 178, smashing 7 fours and 8 sixes. He also became the second batsman with most sixes for India in T20Is.