WATCH Suryakumar Yadav’s witty response to journalist who got his name wrong

“What’s in a name? What we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet. William Shakespeare’s famous quote may be true for some, but for Suryakumar Yadav, this meant the chance to have fans In the post-match press conference after the IND vs AFG T20 World Cup match, Suryakumar Yadav was visibly amused when a reporter called him by mistake. “Siraj.”

SKY has fun at the journalists’ expense

The player of the match who scored an important half-century against Afghanistan was answering questions from the media after the match when the incident happened. Suryakumar’s witty response to being misnamed left the entire boardroom divided.

When the reporter mistakenly started his question with ‘Siraj’, Suryakumar took a moment to understand what was happening. After the break, SKY was his usual self, joking about his mistake.

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Suryakumar Yadav’s witty response

“Siraj toh nehi hai yaarSiraj bhai khaana khaa rahe hain (Siraj is not here, he is having dinner),” Suryakumar joked, leaving the entire conference room divided.

Mohammed Siraj, whose name sparked hate reaction, was benched in favor of Kuldeep Yadav for the Afghanistan match. India won the match convincingly by 47 runs, bundled out the Afghans for 134 while defending 181.

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