Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has picked Suryakumar Yadav’s recent indifferent form as one of the Indian team’s concerns heading into the second T20I against England. He added that being a captain he is under a lot of pressure when he isn’t among the runs as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “The first thing is SKY’s form, and I will tell you why. His numbers aren’t looking very good. In 2021, he had an average of 34 and a strike rate of 155. In 2022, an average of 46 and a strike rate of 187 in 31 innings. In 2023 also, he scored 733 runs in 18 innings an average of 48.86 and a strike rate of 155.”

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“Then came 2024. He scored 429 runs in 17 innings at an average of only 26 and a strike rate of around 150. So he is going at the same pace but hasn’t scored that many runs. The decision-making doesn’t remain that good without runs. A captain is under a lot of pressure when he doesn’t score runs. If you don’t believe me, ask Rohit Sharma,” Chopra again added.

In the same video, Aakash Chopra alsso stated that Suryakumar Yadav hasn’t had a great start so far and he doesn’t seem to have a fixed batting position as well.

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“Runs not getting scored is a bit of an issue. The new year has started. The first match didn’t go well. You have also become a floater now. This team has decided that a left-hander and a right-hander would open. Tilak (Varma) would come if a left-hander gets out, and SKY would come if a right-hander gets out. It seems like that. So if the Indian team goes with this formula, it’s fine if Abhishek (Sharma) keeps playing and Sanju (Samson) gets out, or else his batting order will also come down,” Aakash Chopra concluded.