Harbhajan Singh Names India’s Version of AB de Villiers; Fans Totally Agree - Report 

Two days after the much awaited IPL 2020 ended, fans still can't get over Mumbai Indians' (MI) performance in the 13th season. They were top notch and up to the mark is all matches. 

Among the playing XI in MI, it was skipper SuryaKumar Yadav, who became the talk of the town after his successful IPL season. His dynamic stroke play and sheer consistency made him grab headlines after every match. 

Looking at his score chart, SuryaKumar Yadav ended the season with 480 runs in 16 matches at an average of 40 and a strike-rate of 145.02. Fans were shocked to see, him play a 360-degree strokeplay this IPL season.

Despite his brilliant performance, Suryakumar could not make it to the Indian Team which later became a big controversy on social media. Amid all the ruckus, former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has named him as India’s version of AB de Villiers.

“There is no doubt that Suryakumar Yadav has transformed himself from being the game-changer to a primary match-winner for the Mumbai Indians. He had taken up a lot of responsibility of their batting.” Harbhajan Singh said on Star Sports show ‘Cricket Connected’.

“And it is not that he plays at the strike rate of 100, if you see his strike rate, he starts hitting from the first ball itself. It is difficult to stop him as he has all types of shots. He hits overs covers, plays the sweep also well, plays spin very well, plays fast bowling amazingly well. He is the Indian AB de Villiers.” he added. 

Further giving his opinion on Suryakumar not being picked in the Team, Harbhajan said that the 30-year-old should have been picked for the white-ball leg of the upcoming Indian tour of Australia.

“I feel he should have been selected for the Indian team. It didn’t happen but he is not far away. He is an unbelievable player. The sort of batting Suryakumar Yadav has done, he has attracted everyone towards him.” Harbhajan said.

“We talk about Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard, that they are match-winners but don’t forget that this year or last year or even the year prior to that, Suryakumar Yadav has made a big contribution for the Mumbai Indians. He has left a huge impression.” he also added. 

Finally when Harbhajan signed off, he lauded SuryaKumar for his significant contribution to MI's 5th IPL title-winning campaign.