Last Update: February 04, 2023, 14:09 IST
Suryakumar Yadav was in scintillating form during the T20I series. (AP Photo)
The Indian team will take on the Australian team in the first Test of the series on February 9 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur.
Suryakumar Yadav has made a name for himself as a formidable T20I batsman for the Indian team and has earned a reputation for being a 360-degree batsman. He sits firmly at the top of the ICC rankings for batsmen in the T20I format. Suryakumar Yadav shared a picture of a red cricket ball on Instagram with a caption in red which read, “Namaste dost”. The 32-year-old is part of the Test squad that will take on Australia in the four-match Border Gavaskar Trophy.
Suryakumar Yadav did well in the recently concluded T20I series at home against New Zealand. The Mumbai Indians star won the player of the match award in the second game of the series, playing the anchor role. His 26 from 31 balls was the highest score of the night, on a pitch where the batsmen were struggling to make an impact.
Suryakumar Yadav has become a vital part of the T20 set-up of late and he will be hoping to translate that form into red-ball cricket. Indian team will face Australia in Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, in the first Test of the series on 9 February.
Despite his exploits in the T20 format, the Test format could be a completely different ball game and Surya is yet to make his Test debut for India. He has also failed to replicate his T20 form in the ODI format for the Indian side, scoring just 433 runs in 20 matches at an average of 28.87.
In a chat with Cricbuzz, Dinesh Karthik, who will be playing the role of a commentator in the India-Australia series, said that Suryakumar Yadav can play an important role in the Test team.
“If Shreyas Iyer is not fit, then there is going to be a toss between Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill. I personally feel we should play Suryakumar as he is a great player of spin and we are going to play on some interesting wickets which are going to support spin,” said Karthik.
experienced veterans preferred Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma who was rested for the T20I series against New Zealand is back in the squad to face the Aussies. In an interesting turn of events, the Australian side will skip the practice match in favor of a four-day preparatory camp at Alur before leaving for Nagpur.
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