Indian skipper Rohit Sharma‘s 2011 tweet asking people to “watch out for Suryakumar Yadav” resurfaced after the latter scored his maiden international century during the third T20I between India and England at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Sunday. 

“Just got done with BCCI awards here in chennai..some exciting cricketers coming up..Suryakumar yadav from Mumbai to watch out for in future!” Rohit Sharma had tweeted.

After winning the toss and electing to bat, England put up a massive total of 215. Skipper Jos Buttler (18 off 9 balls) and Jason Roy (27 off 26) helped the host reach 52 for 1 in six overs. Dawid Malan (77 off 39) and Liam Livingstone (42 not out off 29) then shared an 84-run partnership to set the platform for a massive total.

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India lost early wickets. Openers Rohit Sharma (11) and Rishabh Pant (1) perished cheaply. Virat Kohli (11) was caught at cover while trying to go for another big shot after collecting a four and a straight six off David Willey.

Suryakumar Yadav (117 off 55 balls) then brought India back into the game with a 119-run stand with Shreyas Iyer (28 off 23). India remained in the game till the 19th over when Yadav was caught by Philip Salt. India’s innings ended at 198 for nine in 20 overs.

India, however, sealed the three-match series 2-1, having won in Southampton and Birmingham. 

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Praising Yadav at the post-match ceremony, Rohit Sharma said, “I thought it was a fantastic chase although we fell short. We are proud of the fight. Surya was magnificent to watch. I have been watching him for a while now. Loves this format, has wide range of shots. He has grown from strength to strength since we got him into the squad. They put us under pressure with their batting. Decent partnership put us on the back foot. You back yourself to get this score. We were clear in trying out guys if they can bowl 4 overs.”