Soon after his conversation with Mumbai Indians' inspirational captain, Suryakumar's mind was suddenly wired for distraction, and his bat ready to do some more talking.
During the run-chase, Kohli attempted to sledge Suryakumar by staring at him without uttering a word.
Suryakumar finished IPL 2020 with 480 runs and bagged seventh spot in the list of highest run-scorers of the season.
Both, Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan played a key role in Mumbai Indians' triumph in IPL 2020.
Harbhajan Singh likened an uncapped Indian player to South Africa's star batsman AB de Villiers.
There were spectacular fielding efforts, high-scoring encounters, as many as four Super Overs with one going even for a double in the same match and lots of nail-bitters. And India TV Sports takes you through the journey once again as we recap IPL 2020
'Uncapped' Surya finished on the seventh spot in the list of highest run-scorers this season and was second-highest run-getter for MI behind Quinton de Kock.
MI had won titles in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019 before Tuesday's triumph.
Yadav showed team comes first for him as he sacrificed his wicket in a selfless act to preserve unstoppable Rohit Sharma’s wicket after failing to respond to his call for a quick single.
After Suryakumar's match-winning show with the bat against RCB, Shastri had heaped praise on him on Twitter.
The Kohli-Suryakumar staring moment lasted just for seconds but it was enough to set the social media ablaze.
Since shifting his base to the Mumbai franchise, Suryakumar has been consistently delivering with his willow.
Rohit Sharma spoke highly about Suryakumar Yadav in his 2011 tweet about the MI batsman.
The encounter between RCB and MI gave the impression of being more than just an IPL 2020 fixture
Eclipsing Devdutt Padikkal's half-century, Suryakumar was all over the internet due to his gesture after slamming the winning boundary.
RCB captain Virat Kohli and MI's Suryakumar Yadav engaged in a long 'staring game' during the match between both the sides on Wednesday.
With this crucial win over RCB, Kieron Pollard-led Mumbai Indians have consolidated their position at the top of the points table.
Dealing with the national snub, Suryakumar proved his worth with the bat and played an authoritative knock to single-handedly guide MI to the win against RCB.
MI's Suryakumar Yadav played a match-winning innings (79* off 43 balls) against RCB, drawing praise from the cricket fraternity around the world.
RCB coach Simon Katich admitted that the Mumbai Indians "outplayed" them, and also heaped praise on Suryakumar Yadav for his brilliant unbeaten 79 off just 43 balls.
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