Suryakumar Yadav and the ODI format is probably a worse story than Twilight. 19 innings earlier SKY managed an ODI fifty and now ahead of the ICC World Cup 2023 he is making a poor case for himself. Though being selected in the World Cup squad, repeated poor performances will pave the way for Sanju Samson to be selected in the India Squad for the World Cup.
Suryakumar’s last ODI fifty came more than a year and a half ago. His highest ODI score of 64 not out came way back in February of 2022 and since then 19 innings have passed and the World Number 1 batter in T20Is hasn’t found his groove in the fifty-over format
Last 19 innings of SKY in ODIs since his Fifty
| Versus | Runs | Ground |
| West Indies | 6 | Narendra Modi Stadium |
| England | 27 | Lord’s |
| England | 16 | Old Trafford |
| West Indies | 13 | Queen’s Park Oval |
| West Indies | 9 | Queen’s Park Oval |
| West Indies | 8 | Queen’s Park Oval |
| New Zealand | 4 | Eden Park |
| New Zealand | 34* | Seddon Park |
| New Zealand | 6 | Hagley Oval |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | Greenfield International Stadium |
| New Zealand | 31 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium |
| New Zealand | 14 | Holkar Cricket Stadium |
| Australia | 0 | Wankhede Stadium |
| Australia | 0 | Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium |
| Australia | 0 | MA Chidambaram Stadium |
| West Indies | 19 | Kensington Oval |
| West Indies | 24 | Kensington Oval |
| West Indies | 35 | Brian Lara Stadium |
| Bangladesh | 26 | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
In the recent clash against Bangladesh in the Super 4s against Bangladesh, SKY was presented with yet another chance to showcase his worth and he was disappointed again. After getting off to a slow start he managed to slam 3 boundaries and kept rotating the strike. But he failed to play the long game before being bowled out by Shakib Al Hasan.
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Chance for Sanju Samson?
SKY’s repeated poor performances will surely provide an opportunity for Rahul Dravid and the BCCI Selection Committee to ponder over their choices. What is the next best alternative? Sanju Samson is waiting in the ranks.
The Rajasthan Royals skipper was a traveling reserve for the Indian team during the Asia Cup. He lost his keeper’s place to KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan. In terms of cementing his spot in the middler order, he was ranked lower than the likes of Shreyas Iyer and SKY. The Kerala batter is now back home and preparing on his fitness.
Sanju Samson was not selected in the 15-member squad for the ICC World Cup. But Shreyas Iyer’s injury concerns and consistent poor performance by SKY in the ODIs can surely pave the way for Samson to get his name included in the World Cup squad. Interestingly, Tilak Varma who got his ODI debut also failed with the bat and will surely fall below the pecking order for the World Cup when compared to the likes of Samson.
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India Squad for Cricket World Cup 2023
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav
WKs: Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul (VC)
Seam all-rounders: Shardul Thakur
Spin all-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin
Seamers: Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Spinner: Kuldeep Yadav
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