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‘When he bats, the dressing room is absolutely calm’: Harbhajan Singh on India’s greatest match-winner at the T20 World Cup

‘When he bats, the dressing room is absolutely calm’: Harbhajan Singh on India’s greatest match-winner at the T20 World Cup

At a time when Virat Kohli’s poor scoring streak has become a concern for India, legendary Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has chosen to focus on one of the Men In Blue’s star performers in the World Cup. ICC World T20. With rain playing spoilsport, India’s final Group A match against Canada was abandoned without a ball being thrown due to a wet outfield. India and Canada shared a point each as Rohit Sharma’s men qualified for the Super 8 stage.

Harbhajan says Indian star is biggest winner of T20 World Cup (AFP-AP)

With India leading Group A, co-hosts United States of America (USA) eclipsed Babar Azam’s Pakistan to become the second team to enter the commercial portion of the World Cup T20. Speaking about India’s campaign on the biggest stage, spin-bowling icon Harbhajan reserved special praise for the top-ranked T20I batter – Suryakumar Yadav. World No.1 hitter Suryakumar returned to his best form in India’s crucial Group A match against the United States. A Suryakumar special secured India’s top spot in the Group A standings.

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“Suryakumar Yadav is the biggest winner of the match”

“It’s extremely important. We always talk about match winners. I think Suryakumar Yadav is the biggest match winner of this team because on the day he plays, not only does he win the match, he takes the match away from the opposition. The opposition I can’t even think that they can win the match,” Harbhajan said. Star sports.

Suryakumar dedicated a half-century of fighting to help India record the most successful run chase in New York. Suryakumar remained unbeaten on 50 off 49 balls in India’s seven-wicket win over the United States. “He’s a special player. He’s a player of a different level. It’s good that runs came off his bat that day, because if those runs hadn’t come, it could have been a cause for concern However, the runs coming from his batting is an auspicious sign for India,” he added.

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“It’s a good sign for the locker room”

India (Group A), Australia (Group B), England (Group B), Afghanistan (Group C), West Indies (Group C), South Africa (Group D) and USA (Group A) have all qualified for the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup. India, Australia, Afghanistan, West Indies and South Africa are the only undefeated teams in the ICC event. India will meet Afghanistan in their first Super 8 match in Barbados on Thursday. “It’s also a good sign for the dressing room because when he bats, the dressing room is absolutely calm. They know that until he is there, he will win the match and come out,” Harbhajan concluded.

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