Former India player turned commentator Aakash Chopra has said that Suryakumar Yadav led the Indian team well in the T20I series against Australia as well. However, he added that Yadav needs to return to his run-scoring ways.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said: “Suryakumar Yadav hasn’t scored that many runs, although his captaincy style and his winning run have been outstanding. However, he himself hasn’t scored too many runs, which is also a reality, and that must change. Many people, including myself, believed that the Australian pitches would suit him and that he would score runs here.”

“However, runs haven’t been scored. Like Shubman (Gill), it never seemed like he was out of form. He could have scored a lot of runs in Canberra, but it rained, and he didn’t get to bat in the last match. Him not scoring runs is a bit of a setback,” he shared.

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While saying that Varun Chakaravarthy has emerged as the preferred spinner ahead of Kuldeep Yadav, Aakash Chopra applauded Axar Patel for proving that he is as valuable as Hardik Pandya as well.

“We got to know that if there is a choice and only one of Kuldeep and Varun can play, Varun is slightly ahead in the T20 race. The rise and rise of Axar Patel. He has been outstanding. We talk about Hardik Pandya being a very important cog in this team because he brings balance. Look at Axar Patel, he does the same thing,” he said.

“He (Axar) bats, bowls, and does a very good job. If you see Axar Patel’s contribution in the last match you won, you would say outstanding. So Axar Patel deserves a very special mention. Shivam Dube’s bowling deserves a mention because he bowled very well. Washington Sundar batted very well. That deserves a special mention,” Aakash Chopra concluded.