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Asia Cup 2022: Hong Kong players gift Virat Kohli team jersey with a heartfelt message

Hong Kong cricket team on Wednesday sent star Indian batter Virat Kohli a heartfelt message and gifted him a team jersey. Suryakumar Yadav's blistering 68 not out and Virat Kohli's unbeaten 59 helped India secure qualification to the Super Four stage of the ongoing T20 Asia Cup, as the Rohit Sharma-led Men in Blue defeated Hong Kong by 40 runs here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. The message on the jersey gifted by Hong Kong players read: "Virat, Thank you for inspiring a generation. We stand with you! There are many incredible days ahead. With strength. With love. Team Hong Kong."

"Don't Fiddle With Someone's Form": Gautam Gambhir Wants This India Star To Take Virat Kohli's No.3 Position In T20Is

The Indian cricket team batting line-up, after two matches at the Asia Cup, has shown a clear trend. Suryakumar Yadav, who is currently world no. 3 in ICC T20I rankings for batters, is coming to bat at No. 4 spot while former captain Virat Kohli is coming in at No. 3. However, going by recent form, Suryakumar has shown much greater capability to accelerate the innings than Kohli. Even former India batter Gautam Gambhir feels that Suryakumar should be played at the No. 3 spot.

Asia Cup 2022: Short of words to describe Suryakumar Yadav's innings, says Rohit Sharma after India beat Hong Kong

Rohit Sharma said he was lost for words that would appropriately describe Suryakumar Yadav's 26-ball 68 not out against Hong Kong in the Asia Cup here on Wednesday. Suryakumar smashed six sixes and as many fours in his sizzling knock to lift India to 192 for two, enough to secure a 40-run win and a place in the Super 4 stage of the tournament. "The kind of innings he played today, the words will be short," Rohit said at the post-match presentation. "We have seen that with him every now and then. He comes up with suck kinds of knocks. He just comes out and bats fearlessly which is what the team expects from him. "Some of the shots he played today, those are not written anywhere in the book. It was very pleasing to watch. Shot selection was also crucial. We know he can play all around the park," Rohit was all praise for Surya.

Asia Cup 2022: Suryakumar Yadav bowled over by Virat Kohli's 'heartwarming' gesture

Hong Kong on Wednesday, Suryakumar Yadav said that he is ready to bat anywhere and added that it was a heartwarming gesture by Virat Kohli as the former India captain bowed to Yadav for the innings he played. Yadav's blistering 68 not out off just 26 balls, Kohli's unbeaten 59 off 44 and Ravindra Jadeja's quicksilver fielding helped India secure qualification to the Super Four stage of the tournament. India scored 192 for two in their 20 overs and went on to beat Hong Kong by 40 runs here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Afghanistan is the other team so far to have made it to the Super Four stage.

Asia Cup 2022: Virat Kohli Bows To Suryakumar Yadav After Batter's Four Sixes In One Over vs Hong Kong. Watch

Suryakumar Yadav struck a scintillating 26-ball 68* against Hong Kong on Wednesday, to take the Indian cricket team to a massive total of 192/2 in 20 overs. When Suryakumar arrived on the pitch, India were struggling at 94/2 in 13 overs. In the next seven over, India scored 98 runs. Suryakumar scored most of those runs in the latter overs by hitting six sixes and six fours. He combined with Virat Kohli (59* off 44 balls) and struck a great stand. Then, in the last over by Haroon Arshad, Suryakumar hit four sixes to take India to 192/2 in 20 overs. The No. 4 batter reached the half-century mark in just 22 balls.

"Very Heartwarming": Suryakumar Yadav On Virat Kohli's Bow Gesture After His Stunning Knock vs Hong Kong

Suryakumar Yadav was at his scintillating best against Hong Kong in the Group A Asia Cup match on Wednesday as he went on to play an unbeaten knock of 68 runs off just 26 balls with the help of 6 fours and as many sixes and such was the brilliance of his knock, that even a batter of Virat Kohli's calibre bowed down to him after seeing the carnage on display. The Indian innings was going nowhere with the score being 94/2 in the 13th over. Both Virat Kohli and KL Rahul were almost going run-a-ball, but Suryakumar came out with great intent from ball one, and made a mockery of Hong Kong's bowlers on a pitch where it was being difficult to hit through the line.

After Fifty Off 22 Balls, Suryakumar Yadav Remembers Days Of Playing "On Hard Cement With Rubber Balls"

Suryakumar Yadav stayed true to his billing as the best-ranked Indian T20I batter in ICC charts on Wednesday, as he hit six sixes and six fours against Hong Kong to take India past the 190-mark in 20 overs. After a slow start, India were in the danger of putting up a below-par total. But after arriving in the 14th over, Surykumar also instantly made an impact. He combined with Virat Kohli (58*) and struck a great stand. Then, in the last over by Haroon Arshad, Suryakumar hit four sixes to take India to 192/2 in 20 overs.

Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav Power India Into Asia Cup Super Four With Easy Win Over Hong Kong

Star batsman Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav hit half-centuries to help India move into the Asia Cup Super Four stage with a 40-run win over Hong Kong on Wednesday. Kohli made 59 while Suryakumar smashed 68 off 26 balls as the pair put on an unbeaten stand of 98 to steer India to 192-2 after being put in to bat first in the Twenty20 tournament in Dubai. Hong Kong were limited to 152-5 in reply as India registered their second successive victory to join Afghanistan in the next round of the six-nation tournament, which acts as a tune-up to the T20 World Cup in October-November. But it was Suryakumar's batting blitz that stood out as the number four blasted his way to a 22-ball fifty and finished the innings with four sixes in the final over.

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Asia Cup 2022: Hong Kong players gift Virat Kohli team jersey with a heartfelt message

"Don't Fiddle With Someone's Form": Gautam Gambhir Wants This India Star To Take Virat Kohli's No.3 Position In T20Is

Asia Cup 2022: Short of words to describe Suryakumar Yadav's innings, says Rohit Sharma after India beat Hong Kong

Asia Cup 2022: Suryakumar Yadav bowled over by Virat Kohli's 'heartwarming' gesture

Asia Cup 2022: Virat Kohli Bows To Suryakumar Yadav After Batter's Four Sixes In One Over vs Hong Kong. Watch

"Very Heartwarming": Suryakumar Yadav On Virat Kohli's Bow Gesture After His Stunning Knock vs Hong Kong

After Fifty Off 22 Balls, Suryakumar Yadav Remembers Days Of Playing "On Hard Cement With Rubber Balls"

Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav Power India Into Asia Cup Super Four With Easy Win Over Hong Kong