Gujarat batter Urvil Patel, who smashed 28-ball ton in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Tripura, said Suryakumar Yadav told him in IPL 2023 to see ball but first see the bowler and his action. He stated Suryakumar asked him to be confident and always back himself. Urvil was part of GT in IPL 2023.