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'Suryakumar Hasn't Done Anything Big' Gavaskar's Bold Remarks On SKY Ahead Of World Cup

image-ln40z9uySuryakumar Yadav has been picked in India's WC 2023 squad [X.com]

Suryakumar Yadav's inclusion in India's 15-man World Cup 2023 squad has been quite debatable, however, his performance against Australia in the 3-ODI series did manage to shut a few critics down.

The T20-styled batter slammed consecutive fifties in the first two matches and displayed awareness and temperament to play 50-over cricket as well, managing 130 runs in the three-match series.

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar still remains unimpressed with Yadav's 50-over batting and expressed warning for Team India heading into the tournament. As quoted by NDTV, the cricketer-turned-commentator stated that the No.1 ranked T20I batter has not done anything big in ODIs.

Here's what Gavaskar said

"Suryakumar hasn't done anything big yet in ODI cricket. He only bats in those final 15-20 overs where he utilises his T20 abilities which undoubtedly is important as well. But Hardik, Ishan and Rahul can all do that same job as well. 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.”

Experienced batter Sanju Samson, who averages 55.7 in ODIs was overlooked by selectors, and Yadav was included in the squad, despite having a poor record in limited chances.