|| India Correspondent ||

Experienced India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has applaudedMumbai Indians’, Suryakumar Yadav, saying that he has evolved himself from being a game-changer to single-handedly win matches for his side. Suryakumar has scored 480 runs in 16 games he played for Mumbai in the 2020 edition of Indian Premier League, with an average of 40.00 and a strike rate of 145.01. 

With a promising tournament, he was once again overlooked by the BCCI for India's tour of Australia and this left many surprised as well, including former India spinner Harbhajan Singh.

"There is no doubt that Suryakumar Yadav has transformed himself from being the game-changer to a primary match-winner for the Mumbai Indians," Harbhajan Singh told Star Sports. "He had taken up a lot of responsibility of their batting. 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."

Harbhajan further compared Suryakumar's ability to South African legend AB de Villiers and referred to him as the Indian version of de Villiers for playing shots anywhere in the field.

"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. 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," he again shared.