Shikhar Dhawan backs Suryakumar Yadav to succeed as India’s No.4 in World Cup 2023

Veteran India opener Shikhar Dhawan believes Suryakumar Yadav must be chosen for India’s No.4 spot on the ICC World Cup, citing his expertise and efficiency in worldwide cricket. Dhawan additionally highlighted the workforce’s robust possibilities within the event as a result of proper steadiness of expertise and youth, together with the benefit of enjoying on house grounds.

With Shreyas Iyer’s health unsure, the quantity 4 spot within the Indian ODI squad is up for grabs forward of the World Cup. Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson are the frontrunners, whereas R Ashwin believes Tilak Varma, a rookie batter, could possibly be a good selection for that place.

“I would go with Surya at four as he is an experienced player and has been playing international cricket for a while,” Shikhar Dhawan informed PTI.

“Also, really looking forward to seeing how Shubman Gill does in the World Cup. Another batter to watch out for will be Rohit Sharma as he did exceptionally well in the last World Cup,” he mentioned, referring to Rohit’s 5 hundred within the 2019 version.

On India’s possibilities within the World Cup, he added, “We have got a very good side which has the right blend of experience and youth. We will have the home advantage. We know the grounds and pitches and that is going to come in very handy.”

Dhawan now has much more time on his palms as he’s not a part of the Indian workforce for the present sequence. Aside from engaged on his sport and health, he devotes a big period of time to his varied industrial ventures, which fall below the Da One Group umbrella.

“It is essential to be productive. We reside fairly a high-paced life, particularly when you find yourself enjoying all codecs like I used to at one level. Now I’ve sufficient time, so I preserve myself concerned with my enterprise pursuits.

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Aug 10, 2023