Suryakumar Yadav Analysing His Dismal Odi Stats And How Time Is Running Out

For a person badly out of form in ODIs, the first match saw him start well before throwing his wicket away. Chasing 115, Suryakumar could have taken his time and taken India past the line, but while batting on 19, he tried to go...

The ICC Cricket World 2023 is just two months away, and India have more issues than the doctor would have asked for. With KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer recovering from injuries, it was an ideal platform for someone like Suryakumar Yadav to cash in and make a middle-order berth of his own. However, Suryakumar, who is a champion T20 performer, hasn’t lived up to expectations. With India touring West Indies for a three-match series, Suryakumar would have thought to utilise this as a platform to announce himself. However, two games gone, Suryakumar is yet to find his feet. Before this, he had a terrible run in a three-match series against Australia before the Indian Premier League. India have been patient with Suryakumar, hoping he will come good, but he is now in a no-man’s land as the numbers of late have been below-par. If India get their selection right in the build-up to the World Cup, there is no place in the squad for Suryakumar. With Rahul and Iyer most likely to return, Surya’s place is all the more in doubt. But how has it come to this?

Here we present a statistical analysis of Suryakumar’s downfall in the ODI format and how he doesn’t deserve a place.

THE ONGOING WI SERIES HAS SEEN SURYAKUMAR STRUGGLE