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Star Indian batter Suryakumar finally enjoyed a good run form in the ODI format during the recently concluded three-match series against Australia. He scored 130 runs in 3 innings of the three-match, played in the series with an impressive average of 65.00, including two half-centuries. Most of the cricket fans and experts of the game took it as a very positive sign for Team India ahead of the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023.
Meanwhile, the former legendary Indian skipper Sunil Gavaskar does not seem satisfied with the performances of Suryakumar Yadav in the ODIs against Australia. Gavaskar feels that SKY still needs to prove himself at the crucial position of number 4 by showing that he can also play some big knocks.
"Suryakumar hasn't done anything big yet in ODI cricket." - Sunil Gavaskr on Suryakumar Yadav
“Suryakumar hasn't done anything big yet in ODI cricket. He only bats in those final 15-20 overs where he utilizes his T20 abilities which undoubtedly is important as well. But Hardik, Ishan and Rahul can all do that same job as well,” Gavaskar was quoted as saying by NDTV.
“So, Iyer is confirmed for No. 4. Suryakumar will have to wait and if he does get a chance at No. 4, he has to score a big hundred and show that he can also score a ton as well,” he added later.
Apart from this, the Indian team management also made a last-minute change in their ODI World Cup 2023 squad. The selection committee picked the veteran off-spin all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin as a replacement for the injured Axar Patel who couldn’t recover from his quadriceps tear.
"Axar Patel has failed to recover in time for the World Cup after sustaining a left quadriceps strain during India's Asia Cup Super-Four encounter against Bangladesh. The spin-bowling all-rounder missed the final of the Asia Cup as a result," read a media release from cricket’s governing body.
"Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been named his replacement, who was impressive on his return to ODI cricket in the recently concluded series against Australia where he picked up four wickets in two games," the statement added further.