IND v NZ, 2nd T20I: Will take that as a compliment, says SKY on Kohli tweet

TIL Desk Sports/ As Suryakumar Yadav reached his second T20I century with an unbeaten 111 off 51 balls to be the chief architect of India’s 65-run win over New Zealand in the second T20I at Bay Oval, talismanic India batter Virat Kohli sent the social media world in frenzy over his view on the blazing century by the Mumbai-based batter.

“Numero Uno showing why he’s the best in the world. Didn’t watch it live but I’m sure this was another video game innings by him,” tweeted Kohli just after Suryakumar’s knock propelled India to reach 191/6 in 20 overs. On a sluggish pitch where almost all Indian batters found it tough to time the ball, Suryakumar, the top-ranked T20I batter, hit 11 fours and seven sixes all over the park at a strike-rate of 217.65 to be unbeaten on 111 off 51 balls, his second T20I century.

From being 57 off 35 balls at the end of the 16th over, Suryakumar smacked 54 runs off his last 16 balls to propel India to a challenging score. Eventually, the bowlers came to the party to bowl out New Zealand for 126 all out in 18.5 overs. Asked about the same in the post-match press conference, Suryakumar had a good laugh and said, “I will take that as a compliment and will try to do things better and consistently.”