Suryakumar Yadav hopes for Test call-up soon

After astonishing many with his 360-degree shot-making in T20Is, Suryakumar Yadav has now set his sight on a Test call-up.

While talking to the press after he slammed his second T20I century in the second T20I against New Zealand, Surya said that he enjoys playing red-ball cricket and is hopeful of getting a Test cap soon.

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The world's number one batter in the shortest format also stated that he played first-class cricket for the Mumbai team and has a fair idea about the Test format.

In first-class cricket, Surya has scored 5326 runs in 77 matches at an average of 44.01, including 14 centuries and 26 fifties.

He has been in superb form in T20Is this year and piled up 1151 runs, including nine fifties and two centuries.