Thread by @thebetterindia

#SuryaKumarYadav
"It was very difficult in that phase (waiting for a call-up to Team India) to push myself, keep telling myself that the opportunity will come, you just have to work hard.
@surya_14kumar

Because everyone I was meeting was telling me the same thing - just work hard, and keep pushing yourself.
Sometimes it becomes really easy to say those things and difficult to be practical. I used to do different things every year.

"If I do this thing, will this work? If I do that thing, will it work?"
After 2017-18, I still remember, me and my wife, Devisha, sat down and decided, let's do some smart work from here on.

You have worked hard, and you have come this far, let's do something else, and we will see what happens.
I started training in a different way. I realised what I needed to work on in my game. I started batting more towards the off side. I started dieting.

Did a few things which really helped me in the domestic season.
It took time. Eventually, we both realised, yes, we are moving in the right direction. Then everything was on autopilot. I knew what I had to do, how I had to train, and how much practice I had to do.

And then it was a complete build-up, runs coming in all formats, in the IPL as well. So consistency came with that, and finally, I broke the door." - #SKY
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