Former India batter Ambati Rayudu commented on the possibility of trying out teen sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi in ODIs ahead of the 2027 World Cup. Suryavanshi earned his maiden India call-up for the Ireland and England T20Is. However, Rayudu added that Yashasvi Jaiswal should be the third opener in the one-day format and must be given enough opportunities to stay prepared for the 2027 World Cup as well. He also added that Rohit Sharma should be in the plans and managed well ahead of the tournament as well.
“In ODI cricket, I feel Jaiswal should be ahead of anybody else for being the third opener. It should be Jaiswal. He should be given enough opportunity to be prepared before the World Cup. I think Rohit should be persisted with and not judged too much. He should also be rotated based on what he feels at that point in time, what his load management could be. For me, Suryavanshi being in T20 is a great sign, and that is where he should start off with. The guys who have done well in that format should be persisted with before Suryavanshi,” Ambati Rayudu told a select group of journalists.
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After India’s humiliating 0-2 loss to Ireland in the T20I series, questions were raised over whether the young Vaibhav Suryavanshi should have started in the playing XI. However, Ambati Rayudu said that it was the right call not to play him
and back the players who won the T20 World Cup for India as well.
“I think they did the right thing. It is a good learning curve for Suryavanshi to be in the dressing room, to know what is required to play in the Indian team, what his role would be. There would be a lot of learnings and eventually when he gets his opportunity he would be much better prepared. They deserve a go because they have done well and won the World Cup for India. So they should be persisted with,” he said.
“At the moment, not tweak anything much, because you don’t want to really get him to second-guess his shots. Learning will happen along the way, but he should really play his natural game and stick to it. The ball might not do as much as it did in Ireland,” Ambati Rayudu concluded.
