IPL 2023: Suryakumar Yadav Gets Mark Boucher Backing After Mumbai Indians’ 2nd Loss On Trot
New Delhi: Mumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher stated that the team management will continue to back Suryakumar Yadav despite his poor form after the five-time champions suffered their second loss on the trot in the ongoing IPL 2023.
After a eight-wicket loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore in their tournament opener, the Rohit Sharma-led side bowed down in front of Chennai Super Kings at home on Saturday. One of the major concerns for Mumbai’s dry run so far has been Suryakumar’s lean patch with the bat.
At the Wankhede Stadium, the top-ranked batter in T20Is scored just one run before he was sharply caught-behind by Dhoni. “We’ll back him and try to set him some new challenges to get his mind off his own game if that’s what will help him to try to get some good form going into the middle and end stages of the tournament,” Boucher said after the game.
The former South African wicketkeeper also stated he does not want to put too much pressure on him. “Surya is an extremely talented cricketer, one of the world’s best T20 cricketers, if not the best. He has not had the weight of runs of late but he is a fantastic player.
“Hope he can come good for us in the near future. I don’t want to put too much pressure on him. We all know what he can do. That is just the game of cricket. Sometimes you go through little patches where you struggle for form,” added Boucher.
Meanwhile, after the game, SKY was seen taking batting tips from former India skipper Dhoni, the picture of which went viral.