“I’m just surprised…”: Ajay Jadeja on Suryakumar Yadav’s dressing-room revelation
India had a perfect start to the Gautam Gambhir era with new T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav leading the side to a 3-0 whitewash against Sri Lanka on Tuesday at the Pallekele International Stadium. After the win, the Indian captain gave a peek into a new ritual the team members have been following, but the revelation left former India batter Ajay Jadeja shocked.
Speaking to Sony Sports on Tuesday, Suryakumar revealed that, “We don’t sit together as a team for fun only when we win a game or a series. This trend started during the World Cup, where no matter the result or performance in the game, we used to sit together. We decided that we wouldn’t sit in groups of 2 or 3 people but always sit together as a team. The same thing happened during this series. This leads to better bonding between the players and reflects on the ground. It also builds that friendship and ability to stand in support of a fellow member of the team,”
Jadeja admitted that the statement from Suryakumar left him surprised, as he felt that it shouldn’t happen as a forced change.
“That is what you expect in a team sport. I’m just surprised that players are talking about this even today and it has been rather a change in the team that players won’t sit in small groups. I don’t know, did you not all sit together in previous teams? But again, the captain mentioned that he brought this change, although this is old,” Jadeja said.
The Men in Blue will be next seen in action on August 2 for the 3-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.
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