Aaj ek aur opportunity hai: Venkatesh Iyer reveals motivating words from 'likeable' Suryakumar Yadav

India vs West Indies: Venkatesh Iyer said he enjoyed batting with Suryakumar Yadav in the 3-match T20I series that the hosts won 3-0. Iyer and Surya stitched a match-winning stand of 91 in the seriess finale on Sunday.

India all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer heaped praise on Suryakumar Yadav, saying everyone in the Indain dressing room likes the star baiter who played a crucial role in India's 3-0 victory over the West Indies in a 3-match T20I series that concluded on Sunday in Kolkata.

Suryakumar Yadav has rich domestic experience but he is a relatively new face in the Indian dressing room, having only played 7 ODIs and 14 T20Is. However, the Mumbai Indians baiter seems to have shouldered the responsibility of making things easy for newcomers in the side.

Speaking to Star Sports after starring in India's 3rd T20I victory, Venkatesh Iyer said Suryakumar Yadav made him feel at home in the middle during their 91-run stand that helped India post 184 despite a middle-order wobble on Sunday.

"That's what you need, guys bouncing off each other. When I went out there, even Surya was relatively new to the crease. I still remember the first words he told me- 'Aaj ek aur opportunity hai'," Iyer said.

"So I think, when a senior player tells you that, it gives you a lot of confidence, you see pressure as a privilege.

"He is one of those guys who everyone likes in the dressing room, he has got great chemistry. It was wonderful batting with him, I was really enjoying his batting from the non-striker's end," he added.

Suryakumar and Iyer stitched 91-run stand in just 37 balls as India registered their best-ever death overs batting performance in T20Is - 86 runs in the last 5 overs. The two batters had joined hands when the team was in a spot of bother, having lost captain Rohit Sharma, who batted at No. 4 on Sunday, for 7 from 15 balls.