IND vs WI 3rd T20: Suryakumar Yadav Gave a Big Statement About His ODI Matches, Know Full News

By Yuva Patrakar Aug 9, 2023, 12:13 IST

IND vs WI 3rd T-20: Suryakumar Yadav, who scored 83 runs in just 44 balls in the third T-20 against India vs West Indies, has not performed well in ODIs. After playing the match-winning innings for India in the third T20I, the explosive batsman was not ashamed to admit it.

Where there was a question of do or die in the third T-20. Same coming and batting at a time where your 2 wickets have fallen early. And the match is on a very tight turn. Coming in such a situation, only Surya can do it in T-20 to bring the match back in his bag.

Surya, who scored 83 runs in 44 balls in the match, spoke to the media in the post-match press conference, where questions were also raised about his ODI form. says this explosive batsman. That his performance in 50-over matches has not been good. And they are not ashamed to admit it.

A brilliant performance with the bat from Suryakumar and an unbeaten 49* from Tilak Verma helped the Men in Blue secure a 7-wicket win in the third ODI.

surya about one day form

Suryakumar said in a press conference after his match-winning innings, “To be honest, my ODI figures are absolutely bad. And I'm not ashamed to admit it." ,

“We all talk about integrity. And we should also be honest. But, how you can improve is more important. Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid sir have told me that ODI is a format where you haven't played much. So you have to play it more.

If you are batting in the last 10-15 overs. So think what you can do for the team. Now it is in my hands how to convert the responsibility into opportunity," said Suryakumar.

Surya's record in T-20 and ODI

Suryakumar's excellent 360-degree batting has earned him much acclaim and success in T20Is. In 51 T20Is and 49 innings, he has scored 1,780 runs at an average of 45.64 and a strike rate of 174.33. He has scored three centuries and 14 fifties in this format.

He also won the 'ICC T20I Player of the Year' award in 2022 for his performance. Not only this, he is ranked No. 1 in the world in T-20 format.

But Suryakumar has not been able to perform well in ODIs. In 26 ODIs and 24 innings, he managed just 511 runs at an average of 24.33 with two fifties.

Interestingly, Suryakumar got a strong start in ODI cricket. In his first six innings, he scored 261 runs at an average of 65.25 with two half-centuries. His last half-century was seen in February 2022 against the West Indies.

Surya's down-fall in ODIs

But since then, things have taken a turn for the worse for Surya. In the 18 innings since his last half-century, he has scored just 250 runs at 14.70. In which his best score is 35. This also includes three consecutive golden ducks against Australia.

The batsman admitted that he is more fit for the T20I format. Because T-20 cricket is played a lot and they find one day cricket a bit difficult.

Regarding the upcoming one day matches

“I have been playing the T20 format so much that I have got used to it. ODI is one such format. In which I do not play much and I find it the most challenging format. You have to bat differently.

If a wicket falls early. You have to bat a bit like in Test cricket. Then in between you try to accelerate slowly. And in the last you have to play like T20. So what the team management has told me. trying to do it

I try to take some time in ODIs and then play my game in the last one. I will try to live up to the faith."

Surya on explosive innings of 83 runs

Talking about his 83, he said that he did not do anything different, just batted like he has been doing for India for the last two years. Suryakumar said, “It was a day like the last two years. I went on the pitch and expressed myself. Slowly the score went on getting better.

Talking about missing out on a century, Suryakumar said that he doesn't care much about milestones.