‘Do not put the cricketer in danger.’ He’ll lose faith.’ Rohit Sharma has enraged Srikkanth by starting with Suryakumar.
Many experts in the game were outraged by the decision to open with Suryakumar Yadav, including former India captain and ex-chief selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth.
The upcoming West Indies series offers Rohit Sharma and the Indian team management with the perfect opportunity as India is still in experimental mode, seeking clarifications before finalising their 15-member squad for the 2022 T20 World Cup. On the other hand, Suryakumar Yadav’s opening experiment has not been well received by many game experts, including former India captain and former top selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who was unhappy with the captain over the choice.
In the T20I series against the West Indies, Suryakumar started both games. In the first game, he struck three boundaries and a six on his way to a 16-ball 24, but just 11 off 6 with one maximum in the second.
Prior to the start of the second game in St. Kitts on Monday, Srikkanth gave a harsh warning to Rohit about his plan to use Suryakumar as the series opener. He claimed that a World Cup lock could lose confidence after a few setbacks, which India cannot afford.
Suryakumar Yadav, who is ranked fourth, is a fantastic athlete. He ought to bat at No. 4 in the T20 World Cup. Why then do you want to pressure him into opening? Ishan Kishan should be used in place of Shreyas Iyer if you need someone to open. In order to avoid spoiling a cricketer like Suryakumar Yadav, that is what I’m trying to say. Do not do that, please. You can count on it; he’ll lose confidence after a few failures. He declared, “Cricket is a game of confidence.
I had no notion what it was about, whatever it was. If Rishabh Pant was going to serve as the opener for a few games, he ought to have been employed today. Give him five chances at least. Additionally, the players receive support from the captain, Rohit Sharma, and the coach, Rahul Dravid, for at least 5–6 games, he added on Fan Code.