Mumbai Indians swashbuckling batsman Suryakumar Yadav grabbed a lot of eyeballs on Wednesday with his whirlwind knock against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). With his brilliant fifty, Yadav almost confirmed Mumbai’s qualification in the playoffs of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2020).
However, Suryakumar Yadav’s brilliant form in the domestic circuit has also not been enough for him to get a chance to receive his India call-up. He had suffered a massive blow earlier this week when he was ignored for India’s tour of Australia comprising three-match T20 and ODI series followed by four-match Border Gavaskar Trophy.
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Batting first, despite having a stellar start, RCB only managed to reach a total of 164 in their quota of 20 overs game. On the pitch where many batsmen failed to protect their pitch, Suryakumar Yadav remained firm and gave a glimpse of his exceptional batting skills. He came to the crease when MI was reeling at 37 after losing one wicket in the sixth over and finished the game by hitting Mohammed Siraj for a four on the first ball of the last over when Mumbai Indians needed three off six.
The in-form batsman slammed played an unbeaten knock of 79 off just 43 balls to help MI chase down 165 with five balls to spare. His knock included 10 fours and 3 sixes at a strike rate of 183.72.
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This batting display by Suryakumar raised quite a few eyebrows as many were surprised that the batsman is not taking the flight to Australia with the Indian team later this year. The right-handed batsman has been doing really well in the domestic circuit and in IPL for the last 2-3 years but is yet to earn the maiden call-up from the Indian team. Former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris was also not pleased with the partiality done with the 30-year-old and took a jibe on the selectors.
Styris tweeted, “I wonder if Suryakumar Yadav fancies playing International cricket he might move overseas”
I wonder if Suryakumar Yadav fancies playing International cricket he might move overseas #CoughNZCough
— Scott Styris (@scottbstyris) October 28, 2020
