‘Arrest karlo Rohit ko Assam se’ - Fans slam Rohit Sharma and team management for not picking Suryakumar Yadav for 1st ODI vs SL

Here is how fans have reacted to missing of Suryakumar Yadav from the playing XI in the first match of the series

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Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav

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On 10 January 2023, all Indian fans were eagerly waiting for the beginning of the three-match ODI series at home against Sri Lanka. Team India kicked off the year in a positive by winning the three-match T20I series against the Lankas by 2-1. However, senior players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli made a comeback for this ODI series.

However, Suryakumar Yadav had a fantastic T20I series with the bat. He scored 170 runs in three innings, averaging 85. Surya also smashed 112* runs off 51 balls, including seven fours and nine sixes in the series decider. It was his third T20I ton in just 43 innings that he has played for the Men in Blue so far.

Suryakumar Yadav is the number one ranked batter in T20Is

On the eve of this series opener, Rohit Sharma attended the pre-match press conference. There he said that despite showing great form from Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav in recent matches, it will be unfortunate for them to not be a part of the first match. He said: "It's unfortunate we won't be able to play Ishan but looking at how things have panned out for us in the last eight-nine months, and looking at how ODIs have gone for us, it's fair to give Gill that run. He has done extremely well in that position. It's very unfortunate for Ishan but that doesn't rule him out. We are going to try to keep everyone in the mix and see how it pans out for us as we play more games."

Suryakumar Yadav has scored 1578 runs in an average of 46.41 in 43 T20I innings. But, his overall strike is 180.34. Speaking about his ODI career so far, Suryakumar Yadav has played just 15 innings. He has scored 384 runs, at an average of 32. Still, fans were hoping to see him in the playing XI based on his recent form with the bat in T20Is. But, at the toss, Rohit Sharma confirmed that Surya missed the playing XI in the series opener. So, fans were not happy and shared their views on social media platforms.

Here is how fans have reacted to the missing of Suryakumar Yadav from the playing XI:

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