After the results of the recently concluded ODI series against Australia at home, a lot of questions are being raised on India’s batting order and likely line-up. The focus of that discussion has been on Suryakumar Yadav, who failed to make the most of the golden opportunity handed to him as he returned with a forgettable streak of three straight dismissals for golden ducks.
Suryakumar returned with three golden ducks –
Veterans and experts have indicated the Indian team management to think otherwise for the number 4 slot for the ODI World Cup. And in the midst of this discussion, a star batsman of India has made a surprising comment. Unfortunately for the batsman, he returned with three golden ducks – two unplayable deliveries from Mitchell Starc in the first two matches and the third against Ashton Agar.
Veteran cricketers like Sunil Gavaskar scoffed at him while Zaheer Khan hinted at dropping him from the World Cup plans, but Shikhar Dhawan, a senior Indian batsman, jumped to Suryakumar’s defence. Speaking to Aaj Tak, Dhawan pointed out that Suryakumar has been consistent in limited-overs cricket and such setbacks in a career are inevitable. He also favored delivering hard bounce to the batsman.
Dhawan said –
“Suryakumar Yadav has performed really well. He has consistently performed in the last couple of years. (He hasn’t done well) in a couple of series, which is very natural. If we talk about the Test match, the wickets are very different in a Test; that is the biggest challenge.”
Dhawan added – “When we played in India, there were turning tracks prepared because India had to win games. Things are not easy for batters, no matter how big he is and that is where experience come to use. So in case of a youngster, they will falter a couple of times before learning.”
