Suryakumar Yadav shows his adulation for Virat Kohli

Over the years, playing with the Mumbai Indians, I have got to learn and know so much about Virat from Hardik Pandya as well. Whenever we have been together, I have asked Hardik what Virat does differently

Hyderabad: Suryakumar Yadav, who has made the cut to Indian cricket team for the upcoming limited over series against England, said he likes to learn a lot from Indian skipper Virat Kohli.

He also revealed that he got to know a lot about Kohli from Hardik Pandy who is his colleague at the Indian Premier League side Mumbai Indian’s. Speaking during an interview, he said, “Over the years, playing with the Mumbai Indians, I have got to learn and know so much about Virat from Hardik Pandya as well. Whenever we have been together, I have asked Hardik what Virat does differently during the practice sessions that he is the best on the ground. The energy he has in the practice sessions — be it batting or fielding — is completely different and he is the same on the ground. So, these are some of the things that I want to learn from him which makes him the best.”

He also said Rohit Sharma also helped him grow as a cricketer. “I still remember the time when I was batting with Rohit Sharma during my Ranji Trophy debut. When I walked out to bat, there were a lot of butterflies in my stomach. He just came up to me and said, mate, just keep things very simple. You have worked very hard to reach here. You just have to go out and express yourself. Think about nothing. Just express yourself.”