BCCI official’s statement: Suryakumar Yadav should focus on white ball cricket. The Indian team has to tour the West Indies in July. Where the team has to play three ODIs and T20 series of five matches including 2 Tests.
Test and ODI team announced for this tour:-
India will start this tour with the Test series on 12th July. At the same time, BCCI has announced the Test and ODI team for this tour.
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But star batsman Suryakumar Yadav was not included in the Test team while he got a place in the ODI team. Now the BCCI official has given a statement regarding this.
A senior BCCI official told InsideSport that it has more to do with the 2023 World Cup than the West Indies tour. Despite the poor performance, Suryakumar has retained his place in the ODI team.
He plays ahead of Ruturaj or Yashasvi:-
“It is clear that if Surya was in the team, he would have played ahead of Ruturaj or Yashasvi. And the team wants to try someone new.
But Surya is not yet out of the Test plan. With the Asia Cup and the World Cup coming up, he is a very important player, so he should focus on white-ball cricket for now. He will get a chance.”
The official also explained, “Look, Surya is a very capable batsman, one of the best in the world at the moment. But he is also 32 years old and we have to plan for the future.
This is where someone like Yashasvi or Ruturaj comes in. He is a clean striker of the ball, and can set the pace. If he can prove his potential, it will be great for Indian cricket.
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Indian Test team against West Indies:-
India Test squad: 1. Rohit Sharma (c), 2. Shubman Gill, 3. Ruturaj Gaikwad, 4. Virat Kohli, 5. Yashasvi Jaiswal, 6. Ajinkya Rahane (vc), 7. KS Bharat (wk), 8. Ishan Kishan (wk), 9. Ravichandran Ashwin, 10. Ravindra Jadeja, 11. Shardul Thakur, 12. Axsar Patel, 13. Mohd. Siraj, 14. Mukesh Kumar, 15. Jaydev Unadkat, 16. Navdeep Saini.
