Suryakumar Yadav has proved himself in ODIs: AB de Villiers

Pudhari Online Desk : Suryakumar Yadav should maintain consistency in international cricket, for that this is the biggest challenge. He has done goal scoring performance in T20 cricket, but he has disappointed in ODI cricket. In the first instance, he did not get the opportunity to play ODIs in front of Farshi. But whatever he has played in front, his batting has been normal, as expressed by former South African veteran batsman AB de Villiers.

Last year, Suryakumar Yadav would have become the talk of the town after he flashed three T20 hundreds with a strike rate of 200 or more batting at number four. Surya is currently at the top of the ICC T20 rankings. He has scored 1675 runs in 46 T20 matches at an average of 46.53 and a strike rate of 175.76. This includes 3 centuries and 13 half-centuries.

De Villiers further said, ‘Surya’s T20 hitting is unbelievable. So je shots khelto tase phatke me koshke marlele nahi. The joy of watching his games is immense. Pan ase asletri tayala aajku barach palla gathiyacha aahe. He should be consistent in his performance,’ is the advice he gave to the Indian batsman.

Suryakumar Yadav’s biggest challenge is to maintain continuity in all formats of cricket. It is necessary to understand how Surya is going to play in Test, ODI and T20 cricket. So the chauffeur of the field can recover the attack by hurling. This is his frozen side. So I think Suryane should be able to change ‘gears’ while batting in different formats,’ explained de Villiers.

Suryakumar has scored 433 runs in 21 matches in 23 ODIs at an average of 24.06. In between, he has made two fifties. 64 is his highest score. Suryakumar has been selected for the Caribbean tour in the absence of Shreyas Iyer. It will have to be printed in a series of 3 fronts.