Suryakumar Yadav doesn't do press conferences. He does "press conference stand-ups." Or so it seemed on Friday night, shortly after India overcame a serious challenge from Oman in Abu Dhabi - the first time in three games that they were stretched at the 2025 Asia Cup .

Suryakumar was himself a spectator when India batted, allowing all the others to get some time in the middle even though India lost eight wickets. On the field, at times, he resembled a police inspector, furiously waving and shuffling his fielders in certain pockets as Oman began to get going in their chase of 189.

After the game, he turned into a motivational speaker. Sulakshan Kulkarni , or "Sullu sir" - among Suryakumar's first coaches in the senior Mumbai team, now Oman's assistant coach - requested him to cha

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