"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.

Apart from Suryakumar, Virat Kohli also played an unbeaten knock of 59 to help India post 192/2 in 20 overs. Hong Kong was then restricted to 152/5, and as a result, Rohit Sharma and co. sealed their place in the Super-4 stage.

"The situation was such that I had to bat in this (aggressive) fashion. At the start, the wicket was slow, but as soon as I walked out to the crease, Virat Bhai also told me to express myself and my plan was also to play my natural game, so yeah, I really enjoyed it. The plan was clear, I had no doubt on what I needed to do, there was no doubt, so I really enjoyed it," Suryakumar Yadav said in a post-match press conference.

"Virat Kohli's gesture (bowing down) at the mid-innings break was very heartwarming. I have never experienced it, I was just wondering why he is not walking back to the dressing room," Suryakumar said about Kohli's tribute to him.

"He was walking behind me, I told him to walk alongside me to the dugout," he continued.

"I really enjoyed batting alongside him and I even told him that. We were talking in the middle about what