“Only two people?” Says Bemused Suryakumar Yadav After Low Media Turnout For Press Conference
The press conference lasted just four minutes as the two journalists questioned Suryakumar with multiple turns.
Recently India lost to Australia in the final of Men’s ODI Cricket World Cup, after their unbeaten run in league and semi-final matches, leaving fans disappointed.
Just four days after they contested the World Cup final, both teams are now playing a T20 five-match series.
Suryakumar Yadav was on Monday named as India captain for the five-match T20 series against Australia, which begins on Thursday in Visakhapatnam. On the eve of the first match, Yadav addressed his first press conference as India skipper at the YS Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium in the city. The event saw a poor media turnout, with a senior journalist saying that there were just two journalists at the press conference.
“Only two people?” said India’s designated captain for the series.
The press conference lasted just four minutes as the two journalists questioned Suryakumar with multiple turns.
“From 200 odd media people (during World Cup) to just two in press conference in India is staggering! SKY wouldn’t have imagined this in his first PC as captain. Is this a record with fewest attendance in a press conference in India? I would imagine so,” sports journalist Vimal Kumar wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
With both teams playing second-string sides, Suryakumar wants the young India team to play fearless cricket and do all that helps the side.
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