Team India openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul have found it difficult to score runs freely in the ongoing T20 World Cup but Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav have already played at least one breathtaking innings each. Kohli's knock of 82 not out in 53 balls against Pakistan will be indelibly edged in history while Suryakumar's counter-attacking display against a destructive South African attack was stunning in its own right.
Both Kohli and Suryakumar have scored two half-centuries in the 2022 T20 World Cup so far and the duo has shared the run-scoring load while other Indian batters continue to struggle. Since returning after a brief break, Kohli has found his lost mojo with the bat while Suryakumar's exploits in 2022 have been compelling to watch. But who is India's best batter in T20Is currently?
Well, while addressing the press conference ahead of the game against India, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan named Suryakumar as the Men in Blue's best batter in the shortest format of the game.
"He (Suryakumar Yadav) has been playing really well for them. I think he is probably their No.1 batter in terms of the record in the last year. They have few world-class players, we have not done our team meetings yet. We will talk about the areas we need to look after in the team meetings. If we want to win, we have to take care of all the departments," said Shakib.
Talking about the game against India, Shakib didn't hesitate while terming Rohit Sharma's team as the favorites to win the match.
"I think it will be a full house because India gets good support wherever they play. I think it will be a good game. India are the favourites heading into the match. They have come here to win the World Cup, we are not here to win the World Cup. You can understand the situation, if we win against India, it will be an upset and we will try our best to upset India," he added.
