With Australia handing over its first dwelling collection ODI defeat to India within the final 4 years, the swords are drawn on the social media battlefield with cricket followers expressing their anger over workforce India’s squad and the exclusion of sure gamers. While cricket followers questioned the inclusion of Surya Kumar Yadav regardless of poor type, some puzzled why (*66*) Samson just isn’t being given frequent alternatives. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor too waded into the controversy.
“Now that poor Surya Kumar Yadav has set an unenviable world record with his three golden ducks in a row, is it unreasonable to ask why Sanju Samson, averaging 66 in ODIs despite batting at an unfamiliar position for him at 6, wasn’t in the squad? What does he need to do?” requested Tharoor.Â
Now that poor @surya_14kumar has set an unenviable world file w/ his three golden geese in a row, is it unreasonable to ask why @IamSanjuSamson, averaging averaging 66 in ODIs regardless of batting at an unfamiliar place for him at 6, wasn’t within the squad? What does he have to do?
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) March 23, 2023
Suryakumar Yadav’s hat-trick of golden geese – first-ball dismissals – has already led to scathing criticism. Surya bought a supply every within the first two ODIs from Mitchell Starc that bought him out. The final ODI in Chennai noticed Suryakumar getting clear daring whereas taking part in on the again foot.Â
While Surya’s constant failures within the ODIs have made cricket followers livid, the batter has bought full help from the workforce administration. Captain Rohit Sharma hinted that the Indian workforce administration just isn’t trying an excessive amount of into his failures within the ODI collection. “He (Suryakumar) played only three balls in the series. I don’t know how much you can look into it. He got three good balls,” Rohit mentioned after India misplaced the third and last ODI by 21 runs to concede the collection 1-2 to Australia.
Suryakumar has to date featured in 23 ODIs after his debut in July 2021, scoring 433 runs at a below-par common of 24.05. Rohit mentioned Suryakumar was initially slotted to bat at quantity 5 however the workforce administration held him again to face the Australian assault within the final 15-20 overs. “He plays spin really well which is why we wanted to hold him back and give him the last 15-20 overs where he could play his game. But, unfortunately, he could only play three balls in the series. That can happen to anyone. The potential, the quality, is always there. He is just going through that (lean) phase right now,” mentioned Sharma. (With company inputs)
