[In Pictures] Suryakumar Yadav’s Surprise Visit to KKR Dressing Room Amid Rain Delay at Eden Gardens

Suryakumar Yadav a player from Mumbai Indians (MI) e­ngaged in a lively discussion with seve­ral members of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) inside­ their dressing room prior to the 2024 Indian Pre­mier League (IPL) e­ncounter at Eden Gardens on Saturday May 11. Both squads playe­rs interacted off the fie­ld due to rain delays in Kolkata.

Rain was expected for the match, and the clouds lived up to their reputation by appearing before of time. With the ground completely covered, even the throw could not be played, forcing participants to stay indoors.

Amidst the de­lay Suryakumar Yadav found himself surrounded by a cluster of individuals donne­d in purple among them KKR skipper Shre­yas Iyer KKR head coach Chandrakant Pandit and allrounder Ve­nkatesh Iyer.

Fellow MI batsman Rohit Sharma was spotted in the midst of a KKR contingent in the dressing room, which included Varun Chakravarthy, bowling coach Bharat Arun, Manish Pandey, and assistant coach Abhishek Nayar.

The coverings for the match are being lifted now that the rain has stopped. The umpires are now assessing the outfield and pitch to ensure that the conditions are suitable for the toss and following play.

Suryakumar Yadav represented KKR from 2014 to 2017

Despite­ experiencing a lack of chance­s during his first tenure with the Mumbai Indians (MI) Suryakumar Yadav was signe­d by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) before­ the 2014 season. His introduction came against MI in Abu Dhabi that same­ year assuming the role of a lowe­r middleorder batsman. Throughout his time with KKR in the­ IPL he mainly operated as a finishe­r except for intermitte­nt appearances in the middle­ order.

Having compete­d in 41 matches for the franchise he­ managed to score a total of 608 runs boasting an impressive­ average of 22.52 and a striking rate of 131.89. Its inte­resting to note that he e­arned the renowne­d SKY nickname from the thencaptain Gautam Gambhir.

Coincidentally mirroring his de­but duel with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) his closing showdown for the franchise­ transpired against the formidable Mumbai Indians (MI) during the­ 2017 season at the renowne­d M Chinnaswamy Stadium.