Indian Commentator Aakash Chopra feels Suryakumar Yadav needs to come out aggressively in the second T20 against West Indies as the Indian batting revolves around him. The second game of the five-match series will be played in Providence, Guyana, on Sunday, August 6, 2023. Suryakumar Yadav made 21 runs in India’s four-run defeat in the series opener in Trinidad and will be hoping for a comeback.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel previewing the second T20, Aakash Chopra highlighted the importance of Suryakumar firing with the bat for the viewer. He elaborated:
“SKY (Suryakumar Yadav) at No. 3 – you shouldn’t read too much into one match. You shouldn’t nitpick too much. This is the format that he absolutely loves. He looks better if the ball comes onto the bat, which might happen in Guyana because it won’t be a used surface.”
The former Indian opener added:
“However, Suryakumar Yadav will have to score runs because, although Tilak Varma has made an amazing start, he is this team’s linchpin. India’s batting revolves around him in T20Is. So he needs to score runs.”
Suryakumar has an exceptional record in T20 cricket. India’s Mr. 360 has scored 1696 runs in 47 T20s innings at an impressive strike rate of 174.12.
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“He won’t Get A Chance To Bat Above This Number” – Aakash Chopra On Sanju Samson Batting At No.6
Aakash Chopra wants Sanju Samson to make the most of his chance at No.6. They said:
“Hardik Pandya was going at a run-a-ball, although he was just accelerating at the right time, and then he got out. Sanju Samson, unfortunately, he won’t get to bat higher than this number (No. 6). So take advantage of it whatever you can.”
Noted commentator Axar Patel needs to contribute with the bat, he argues:
“You will have to expect batting from Axar Patel because there is slightly less depth in batting. There is no batter at No. 8 and, unfortunately, no one has been picked. It’s an amazing game from the selectors.”
Aakash Chopra highlighted that India does not have a suitable player for No. 8 as the selectors have not picked a batting all-rounder like Shivam Dube nor a bowling all-rounder like Shardul Thakur. He concluded by noting that lack of batting depth would be India’s weakness throughout the series and their frontline batsmen needed to make up for it with aggressive performances.
