You can't keep him away from the game – Suryakumar Yadav on Hardik Pandya after India’s fine win against Oman

India capped off their Asia Cup 2025 group stage campaign on a high as they took down Oman by 21 runs at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. In what was a surprising move, Suryakumar Yadav didn’t come out to bat despite India losing eight wickets. However, that didn’t really matter in the end as the Indian batters managed to tot up 188 runs and that was more than enough to win the fixture.

Talking at the post-match presentation, SKY heaped praises on Oman for dishing out a fine game of cricket. He also applauded Hardik Pandya for his overall performance in the field despite getting out early.

Highlighting the game, Surya said, “Overall impressive, I feel, Oman played an unbelievable brand of cricket. I knew with their coach, Sulu sir (Sulakshan Kulkarni), there will be khadoosness. It was amazing, really enjoyed watching them bat.”

Underlining the individual performances, SKY added, “It's a little difficult when you're sitting and suddenly you come out and play (talking about Arshdeep and Harshit). It's so humid here. Unfortunate how he got out but you can't keep him away from the game (talking about Hardik Pandya), the way he bowled and the way he got out. All set for Super Fours.”