Indian T20 crew must revolve round Suryakumar Yadav, says Rohan Gavaskar

Suryakumar Yadav made his T20I debut for India again in 2021 and has taken big strides in his profession during the last one and half months.

Indian T20 crew must revolve round Suryakumar Yadav: Rohan Gavaskar. Courtesy: AP

HIGHLIGHTSSuryakumar turned the sixth Indian batter to attain a T20I centurySuryakumar just lately opened the batting within the tour of West IndiesSuryakumar made his T20I debut again in 2021

Former Indian batter Rohan Gavaskar reckoned that the Indian nationwide T20I crew ought to revolve round Suryakumar Yadav. The right-handed Yadav has come up the ranks in worldwide cricket during the last one and half years, principally due to the fearless model of cricket he performs.

Earlier this yr, Yadav turned solely the sixth Indian cricketer after KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Deepak Hooda and Harmanpreet Kaur to attain a T20I century. Gavaskar requested the Men in Blue to determine the apt batting place for Suryakumar.

“You said you can slot Surya at No. 4. I disagree there, Surya doesn’t need to be slotted anywhere. I think this T20 team needs to revolve around Surya. You have got to figure out where is the best you can get out of him, is it at the top of the order, or No. 3 or No. 4, you put him there then,” Gavaskar was quoted as saying.

Gavaskar reckoned that barring Dinesh Karthik and Rohit Sharma’s positions within the crew, many of the slots are just about up for grabs. The veteran additionally talked about utilizing Rishabh Pant as a floater as per the conditions of the match.

“There are certain slots in that batting order which might be non-negotiable in terms of Dinesh Karthik being a finisher towards the end, Rohit Sharma opening the batting. But everything else is up for grabs,” he said.

“As I said, Suryakumar Yadav can open, can bat at No. 3 or No. 4. Rishabh Pant can also be a floater depending on how many overs are left when wickets fall. In T20 cricket, it’s not so much about No. 3 or No. 4, it’s about how many overs are left and you send players accordingly out there,” Gavaskar added.

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