New Delhi. Team India’s former batting coach Sanjay Banger has called Suryakumar Yadav’s batting a big deal. Bangar believes Suryakumar, who has struggled to score runs in ODIs, needs to learn how to rotate strikes in the middle overs. The number-1 T20 batsman Surya has not been able to perform as expected in ODIs so far. However, he has been named in the 15-member Indian squad for the ODI World Cup starting on October 5. He is currently in the Asia Cup squad. However, he has not got a chance to play so far.
Sanjay Bangar told Star Sports that Suryakumar Yadav has already made it clear that coach Rahul Dravid has spoken to him about batting. The most important thing in ODI cricket is that it is not easy to hit boundaries in the middle overs due to the aging of the ball. He said that Suryakumar Yadav is a talented player and he definitely tries to hit boundaries. He has an understanding of where to place the boundary. But they need to think how to bat from 25th to 40th over.
Can bat like T20
Sanjay Bangar said that I don’t think Suryakumar Yadav has a clear mind and heart about how to score runs in the middle overs. They can bat just like in the T20 format, but if wickets keep falling, they need to know how to rotate the strike from the 25th to the 40th over. He will have to find a way to score runs during this period, which he will definitely be thinking about.
32-year-old Suryakumar Yadav has played 32 ODIs so far. He could score only 511 runs at an average of 24. Scored 2 half centuries. Talking about T20 International, Surya has scored 1841 runs at an average of 46 in 53 matches. He has scored 3 centuries and 15 fifties. 117 runs is the best performance.
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Tags: Asia Cup, Suryakumar Yadav, Team India, World Cup 2023
First published: September 07, 2023, 06:34 IST