"I think Suryakumar backed Raj. Raj is a decent bowler. We know what he can do in practice, executing yorkers, the wide stuff and all that."

As a struggling Mumbai Indians take on bottom-placed LSG at Wankhede with their Playoff hopes all but over, head coach Mahela Jayawardene turns to India’s T20 World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar Yadav to find his rhythm and kick off fightback for five-time champs