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

#MenInBlue #Inspiration

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 helped me in the domestic season.

It took time. Eventually, we both realised, yes, we were 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. So consistency came with that, and finally, I broke the door." - #SKY