"I am good. I am walking, so it is good. It is not that serious" - Suryakumar Yadav provides update on ankle injury

Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav has shared that his ankle injury is not that much serious as he can walk. He stated after the third T20I against South Africa at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Thursday. However, he was Player of the Match for his superb knock of 100 in 56 balls as India beat the Proteas by 106 runs in the final T20I to square the three-match series 1-1 as well.

However, he hurt his ankle in the third over of South Africa’s chase while trying to stop a shot from Reeza Hendricks off Mohammed Siraj’s bowling. During that time, he clutched his ankle and limped off the field which made vice-captain Ravindra Jadeja to take the lead.

Speaking at the post-match press conference, Suryakumar Yadav said, “I am good. I am walking, so it is good. It is not that serious.”

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Who said what after the match?

Suryakumar Yadav, Player of the Match and Player of the Series said: “Always a good feeling. When it comes in a winning cause, it makes me happier. We wanted to play some fearless brand of cricket. The idea was to bat first, put some runs on the board and defend. The boys work day in and day out. Happy that they showed some character. He(Kuldeep) is never happy. He is always hungry. It is a nice self gift on his birthday. I mean it is important to know your game. I just go out there and enjoy myself. The balance is important.”

Aiden Markram said: “Wasn’t too unhappy with chasing 200. Felt we could have chased it down. Was chaseable. It was slightly on the lower side. When we were fielding, it seemed batters could hit it everywhere. Would have been nice to do better. There are some positives that we can take forward. Couple of good things and couple of things we can work on.”