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In the T20 World Cup 2024 final, the trophy was slipping out of India’s grasp before Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah staged the comeback with terrific bowling in slog overs. Despite the quick wickets and scoring rate going down, David Miller was still at the crease. In the final over bowled by Pandya, Miller took the aerial route and it seemed that the ball would cross the boundary but Suryakumar Yadav took an excellent catch at long-off to help India win the trophy. After the match, there was a debate around whether the boundary rope was pushed back from its original place. More than a year after the high voltage final, former India batter Ambati Rayudu who was in the commentary panel, said that the ropes were pushed, but not by any Indian player of member of support staff.
"There were world feed commentators. During the break, they usually put a chair and a screen there for broadcasters. That’s why the rope was pushed back a little. But after the screen and chair were removed, it was left that way. The boundary ended up being a bit bigger for us. We could see it clearly from above. It was god’s plan," Rayudu said on Unfiltered Podcast with Shubhankar Mishra.
Rayudu was asked whether Suryakumar took a legitimate catch. The former India batter said that it was divine intervention.
“Maybe Surya would’ve run from inside. It was a clean catch. End of the day, God was with us,” he said.
Suryakumar’s next big assignment
Meanwhile, India’s T20I captain Suryakumar is gearing up for the T20 Asia Cup 2025 next month. He is continuing his rehabilitation after sports hernia surgery and has already hit the nets. On August 19, the full squad for the T20 Asia Cup 2025 will be announced as well. .
Suryakumar will be seen in action when India go up against hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 10.
Suryakumar set to script history
Suryakumar is on the cusp of joining elite list of batters who have hit 150 sixes in T20Is. He has 146 sixes from 83 games. The top spot belongs to Rohit Sharma (205 sixes), followed by former New Zealand opener Martin Guptill (173 sixes), UAE captain Muhammad Waseem (168 sixes), England wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler (160 sixes).
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