According to veteran Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik, it’s essential that Suryakumar Yadav performs within the ODIs and he believes it must be a “non-negotiable” choice. Additionally, Karthik wish to see the right-handed batter given an opportunity as a quantity six batter.
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During each ODIs between India and Australia, Suryakumar was dismissed lbw by inswingers from left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc on the very first ball he confronted in Mumbai and Visakhapatnam. His current kind in ODIs is a trigger for concern, as he has solely scored 110 runs in his final 9 innings. Some have raised doubts about whether or not he can carry out as nicely in a 50-over format as he does in T20Is.
“He would have gotten out on those two deliveries even in T20Is. It is not that because it is ODIs, he is getting out. You have to understand that this is high-quality bowling irrespective of the format.”
“He played the two ODIs now and prior to that he didn’t play consistently. Shreyas Iyer was the preferred number four and rightfully so and Surya was the backup option. Where we need to be with Surya is to always remind ourselves of the talent he is,” Karthik was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.
Karthik continued by saying that, with Shreyas Iyer’s again difficulty nonetheless unknown, he would need to see Suryakumar bat at quantity six and provide Hardik Pandya the chance to bat at quantity 4.
“What I would like to see is if they can fit in Surya at a different place to get the best out of him. I personally feel Hardik Pandya enjoys batting really well and up top. So, is there a possibility of sending him at four and Surya at six? It is so because when you give him 15-18 overs, the way he is able to turn the game on its head is very, very good.”
“Irrespective of whether there are five or four fielders inside the circle, he is able to hit boundaries at will and make a mockery out of the captain. The question is, whether India can make Hardik bat at four and Surya at six. Hardik really enjoys batting upfront; something which we saw with Gujarat Titans in IPL and even in T20Is.”
“When you give Surya lesser overs, 14-18 overs, he is at his venomous best. It is something which team India and Rahul Dravid can ponder about. Him being a part of the ODI side is non-negotiable and has got the skillsets.”
India and Australia will play one another within the sequence’ deciding match on Wednesday on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai with the sequence tied at one.
