Team India’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate backed captain Suryakumar Yadav’s poor form with the bat in T20Is. He added that there is
some allowance for inconsistency in the T20 format given the rapid pace at which batters are expected to score. Notably, India are 2-1 up in the five-match T20I series against England as well.

Speaking on the eve of the game, India’s assistant coach said (as quoted by ANI), “No, I think someone like Surya has such high standards. He sets such high standards by himself, but I wouldn’t say that consistency or predictability is a particularly high mark in T20 cricket, particularly the job we ask these guys to do, to go out on the score quickly. The way the international T20 game has gone, we allow for a bit of inconsistency and a bit of a lean patch like it’s going through at the moment, but I always look at how guys are training, how guys are playing in the nets.”

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While Suryakumar Yadav has failed to do well in the three T20Is played against England so far, he did playing a couple of good strokes in the
last match in Rajkot. While talking about that, Ryan said that there are no concerns over the captain’s form since he has been timing the ball
well.

“I thought he played two lovely shots the other night, which certainly made me think it’s back, one on the leg side and one on the offside, so I don’t think he’s far away. I know as the captain of the team, one thing, but just in general, Gauti (head coach Gautam Gambhir) is very keen to back these guys and give them a long road, a long chance to prove themselves. He’s been one of the best batters in the world, let alone this Indian team, so certainly not concerned about him, and we feel like he’s a couple of shots away from being back on track and back in form,” Ryan ten Doeschate concluded.