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Aakash Chopra comments on Suryakumar Yadav’s lean run
By SMCS - Jan 28, 2025 11:30 am
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Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has added that time is running out for Suryakumar Yadav heading into the third T20I against England as well. He added that the Indian captain might lose the No. 3 position permanently to Tilak Varma if he fails to score runs.

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Suryakumar Yadav witnesses another failure

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “Suryakumar Yadav needs to be spoken about once again. As of now, a left-hander is coming in place of a left-hander and a right-hander is coming in place of a right-hander at No. 3. However, if Surya doesn’t score runs, the genuine question will be to send Tilak at No. 3 whether a left-hander or right-hander gets out because Tilak scores runs whenever he plays at No. 3. So you might be asked to give the No. 3 position to him. The No. 3 position used to be and should have been Suryakumar Yadav’s. So this is a crucial moment because you cannot carry on the left-right philosophy for too long unless Surya scores runs. Time is running out, my friend.”

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In the same video, Aakash Chopra also added that Suryakumar Yadav needs to return to form as the remaining three T20Is against England are the only international games he will play over the next few months.

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Suryakumar Yadav sashed hos trademark six

“Eventually, you need to score runs. He played an unusual shot in the first match, but that’s his playing style. In the second match, he was slightly unlucky – played-on and got out. The third match has come, there will be two more matches after this, and then there will be no T20Is for a while. He is not there for ODIs, won’t play the Champions Trophy, and then it is the IPL. It’s otherwise going right for SKY in T20Is, he is rotating his bowlers well, the field placements are okay, tosses are going in his favor, and he is continuously winning, no one has been able to beat them, but the king cannot demand but has to command respect, and he needs to score runs to command respect,” Aakash Chopra concluded.