India captain Suryakumar has said that his team is ready to face the challenge and that playing the World Cup final on home soil is a special experience.
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AHMEDABAD (Reuters) - Playing under pressure is a different experience, said captain Suryakumar Yadav, ahead of India's World Twenty20 final against New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.
India have the chance to become the first team to defend their World Twenty20 title. To do so, India will not only have to beat New Zealand, but will also have to live up to the trust of 1.4 billion cricket fans.
In such a situation, captain Suryakumar said his team is ready to face the challenge and playing the World Cup final on home soil is a special experience.
While addressing the media on the eve of the final, he said, "Of course there is pressure on us, we are a little nervous. But I repeat, if there is no pressure in the game, there is no fun in playing it. I am very excited right now.'
He added, 'Not only all the players and team mates, but the whole of India will be excited about the final.' The world's largest cricket stadium is expected to have more than one lakh fans. This is the same ground where Australia defeated India in the ODI World Cup three years ago.
That is why there is more pressure on India to win the Twenty20 World Cup this time. India also has a chance to win the Twenty20 World Cup for the first time as the host.
Suryakumar also claimed that the Indian team is not talking much about cricket for now. According to him, players like Ashardeep Singh and Akshar Patel are working to bring laughter to the team. He said, 'There are such players in the team, they work to reduce the pressure on the team. It is not possible to talk too much about cricket right now. Not only Asardeep and Akshar, Bumrah also knows how to keep the team happy.’
‘We want to relax now, we don’t need to worry too much about what will happen in the final right now,’ said the captain, ‘The ability to be happy
is also important. A happy team environment is the basis for success. Players should be given freedom, they should be heard.
It is also great to listen to what everyone has to say.’ Suryakumar also said that his job as captain is like that of an older brother. He also said that he will help all the players to open up.
