The Indian T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has addressed his exclusion from India’s squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 ahead of the T20I series against England.
Suryakumar Yadav admitted that he was hurt after failing to perform in ODIs when he was given a chance.
“Why would it hurt? If I do well, I would have been in the Champions Trophy. If I don’t do well, it’s important to accept that,” said Suryakumar Yadav.
“And at the same time, if you see the (CT) squad, it’s looking really good. Whoever is there, they are all good performers. They have done relatively well in that format for India and also playing domestic cricket and I am very happy for them.
“It hurts to think that I have not done well. And if I had done well, I would have stayed there. If I haven’t done well, someone who deserves to have done really well, deserves to be there.”
Suryakumar Yadav was not picked in India’s squad for the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025, Suryakumar’s last ODI appearance came in teh World Cup final in Ahmedabad, where he managed to score only 18 runs.
Suryakumar Yadav has scored only 773 runs in 37 ODIs at an average of 25.76 and has failed to score a single hundred in the 50 over format.
He started his ODI career on a promising note but failed to seal a spot in India’s squad due to risky batting style and the lack of consistent batting position.
Suryakumar Yadav was picked in India’s squad for the ODI World Cup 2023 but did not have very impressive returns with the bat. However, the 34 year old is one of the leading batters in the T20I format with 2570 runs in 78 T20Is with fourn hundred at a strike rate of 167.86.
He is set to lead the Men in Blues for the five match T20I series of the England’s tour of India 2025. The first match of the T20I series is set to kickstart on January 22 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
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