Mumbai Indians (MI) head coach Mahela Jayawardene gave an update on Suryakumar Yadav's fitness after their win over Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Eliminator of the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025). Suryakumar was seen being attended by physio in the final stages of the game.
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00:00There's definitely no concerns when he comes back because the reputation itself carries through
00:06and he was quite confident he had bowled a few sessions he was nailing those lockers and all
00:12that took him probably the first game itself he bowled brilliantly I remember it was RCB
00:17when it was a high scoring game he went for only 20 runs or something so
00:22he's a massive asset for us the experience that he carries through to the team and
00:26the situations that he's been bowling for us as well so we worked around that and yeah I mean
00:32it's great to have him around the group the experience that he brings talking to Ashwini
00:38in that last over before he bowled that as well those things it's very very important
00:43yeah I think I have to be honest I didn't anticipate due because I was here practicing and
01:01knew yesterday's game as well there wasn't much due so these are things that I can't control I've
01:06looked at the wicket we had a chat we felt that against this opposition that batting first is the
01:11right call so we played tactically brilliantly the way we battered the tempo was great and we put runs
01:19on the board and we took that early wicket of Shubman as well which was a massive one so everything was
01:25going to plan but halfway stage I saw the deal coming in and I thought it'll settle it won't get
01:30but like eighth ninth tenth over it was getting through we couldn't get our grips variation so we have to
01:37make a call that was just like planning wise we were thinking with long boundaries the way they grip the
01:44leg spinner might be an option for us but we then took that out and then balled Ashwini change our plans
01:49to bowl jokers as much as we can because the length balls were skidding through the variations was not
01:55happening so I think it was a tough last and always for us but the experience heads held together and
02:04and and and we executed brilliantly
02:18well I've enjoyed him batting I have to be honest he's a he's a good good lefty good cricketing shots
02:25has a good head on his shoulder as well so I'm sure he'll do well it'll be a challenge in England
02:31it's like we've all done that in the past but I think he'll find a way to do what he needs to do in
02:38in England and I'm pretty sure that he's a he's a very very good talented cricketer
02:44big matches in situations in my years I always find a way to you know to beat the game
02:51to do a game day with you know there's a lot of weapon flow can you just suppose
02:55a lot about this championship and time and who I have and he's in such tough situations
02:59well what when you have a winning culture it's easier to try and um have that same uh
03:08thing going through even you get a new group we still have a very experienced co-group within our
03:15ranks so the conversations that we have planning and everything is around about how can we get better
03:23how can we push through that winning mentality itself comes through from those senior players and
03:29and having that experience guys who have won trophies does help and and my job is to try
03:35and cultivate that for the new guys who's coming into the squad I mean obviously after the big auction
03:40we had quite a few new faces but I think telling them about the history of Mumbai and how we go
03:47how we operate and have that attitude that we will never die from a situation we'll always fight
03:54through so I think that is shown today we had a couple of tough games leading up to this as well so
04:00we needed to learn from that and make sure that we execute our plans better
04:04no I mean they're a very good team we lost to them twice uh but once we're in a playoff it's a new game
04:32um and both teams had new faces coming in as well so that's a factor it's just about playing a good
04:41game of cricket on the day um both team have match winners both team have skills and and our
04:47conversations has been to execute on on a given day we just need to be better than the other team so
04:53that's what our challenge is we keep it very simple and and back our skills to to execute those simple
05:00plans and and that's what you need to do in these tournaments
05:03uh absolutely I mean like I said all the senior players that we have is is a luxury for us and
05:22they've been with Mumbai for many years Roe batted brilliantly I think he took his time a little bit and
05:27and and the way Johnny went as well he let Johnny take control initially and then when he knew it was
05:33his time and the bowlers and he picked and he got into a brilliant tempo I think the pressure that he put
05:39on the two speeders especially Sai and and um Rashid in that situation was absolutely brilliant and and that's
05:47what Roe does I mean big games he he do have a different gear that he plays that's what experience does
05:54and you cannot replace that so um hopefully you know we'll have a couple of more knocks from him
06:01this season that's that's what I'm looking forward to
06:06Mayil can you tell us talk to us about Ashwini Kumar I mean the kind of improvements in him as a bowler
06:13today uh compared to when you first saw him and also the kind of conversations you had last year
06:18yeah I mean Ashwini is a great talent I think first season itself the way he has responded to
06:25the challenges that we put him through um he's done brilliant I know he hasn't played much state
06:31cricket as well but when we saw him we saw the skill that he has uh but we've given him simple plans so
06:37that he doesn't get confused um a lot of guys on the field help him Pums Deepak Hardik all those guys have
06:45those chats but it's all about execution under pressure and and what we've seen him I mean it's
06:50not this is not the first time I mean the game that we lost to GT in in Mwankari came in as a
06:56concussion sub and bowed brilliantly bowled well against KKR on that game so we use him tactically
07:02when we need to against opposition and it's it's he he will learn a lot being around this group and
07:09and and for us I mean in big games if we can produce this he'll get more confident and
07:15he'll get a better player and um what you see is uh not the full Ashwini there's much more to come
07:23from him and he's is a fabulously skilled bowler we just need to keep grooming him in the right direction
07:30I think there were a few but I think for me the game against Delhi when we got those three runouts and
07:55we won because we were at that time we were five games four losses one win and that was a crucial
08:02match and Delhi was top of the table team and we did get a decent score but we didn't bowl well
08:08Karun got away from us but the fight the guys show on that day the bowlers executing taking catches and
08:15then finishing it off with those three runouts it was a team win and that just gave us a lot of momentum
08:22I think for for me personally if I go back where the turnaround and where that belief came through
08:28was from that game and I think from that point onwards we we knew that we just needed to be calm
08:33and execute and that's what we've done thank you Maila uh final thing uh we saw Suryumar getting some
08:39treatment on the field was it uh initially uh or was it not no no no I think I mean these are few old
08:48souls that we get a bit of bandaging bit of time and um I saw Pasteur getting it done few others as
08:56well so just uh we know it's a tough schedule for us but I think everyone's healthy everyone's fit and
09:02don't worry about those little tightnesses I haven't heard anything from the physios I'm pretty sure that
09:09well even with one leg these boys will be playing for us don't worry about it