Srinagar: Former India all-rounder R Ashwin has lashed out Suryakumar Yadav for not learning from his mistakes and getting out in a same fashion.
Suryakumar Yadav led India to a 4-1 series victory against England in the five-match T20I series, but his own form left much to be desired. The right-hander managed just 28 runs in five T20Is, registering scores of 0,12,14,0 and 2.
“The problem though, however, is Suryakumar’s batting. Of course, his captaincy has been really good in this series. His captaincy has been on point, too. But he can allow his batting some much-needed breathing space. Sanju Samson and SKY getting out to the same ball, same field, same shot, same mistake, same dismissal,” Ashwin said on his YouTube channel ‘Ash Ki Baat’.
“I can understand it happening in 1-2 games, but this is not uncanny anymore. Players should play with freedom, but our batters need to have better answers to the same question,” he added.
“Suryakumar Yadav is a very experienced guy. One could say he was at the forefront of a change of guard of sorts. But it is time he changed his approach to his batting,” said Ashwin.
In the fifth and final T20I at the Wankhede Stadium, Abhishek Sharma smashed 135 runs off 54 balls, setting up India’s massive 150-run win. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill are currently not a part of the T20I setup, and only time will tell whether the duo can make a comeback.