Aakash Chopra on Suryakumar: The Indian cricket team is currently on a tour of South Africa, where the T20 series is going on between the two teams. So the last match of this series will be played today Friday, 15 November at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
However, before the start of this match, former Indian cricket team opener and well-known cricket commentator Aakash Chopra made a big statement about the form of Suryakumar Yadav.
It is worth noting that Surya’s performance has been up and down in the shortest format of the game this year. At the same time, in the last three matches played against South Africa, he has been able to score only 26 runs.
Aakash Chopra Questions Suryakumar Yadav’s T20I Form
Ahead of the fourth T20 match between South Africa and India in Johannesburg, through a video uploaded on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said- Is Suryakumar Yadav’s T20I form a matter of concern? Why are people asking this question whether this is a problem?
Let’s go to his numbers. In 2021, he had an average of 34 and a strike rate of 155, he played only 11 innings. In the year 2022, Suryakumar Yadav scored 1164 runs at an average of 46 and a strike rate of 187.
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Suryakumar Yadav’s Declining Average: A Concern for India?
In 2023, he scored 733 runs at an average of around 49 and there too his strike rate is 155. Surya played well. However, 17 innings have been completed in 2024, in which he has scored only 429 runs. The strike rate is still above 150, but the average has become 26.8. He has scored four half-centuries, but in terms of average, this Surya is not like the old one.
On the other hand, talking about this series, the Men in Blue have maintained a 2-1 lead over the hosts. It will be worth seeing how Captain Surya is going to perform in the last match of this series.
