KOLKATA: It's hard to stencil this version of Suryakumar Yadav on the one that became ICC's T20I Cricketer of the Year in 2022. That T20 World Cup innings at Perth in particular-a 40-ball 68 against a quick, near unplayable South African phalanx of fast bowlers, where the rest of India's batting fell like ninepins-told us Yadav is here to stay.
But two fifties in 20 ODI innings, capped by a wretched run where he made double figures just thrice in the last 10 outings, isn't a resounding validation of Yadav's skills. Is he not finding his feet in 50 overs? Format transitions can't be easy for any batter and Yadav is no exception to it. Making this slump all the starker however are the back-to-back golden ducks against Australia, especially the eerie similarity in his dismissals.
To start off, Mitchell Starc can probably bowl dream inswinging deliveries to right-handers in his sleep. Yadav just happened to face two of his best in consecutive matches. In Mumbai, Yadav was beaten more by the pace than the jagged movement, failing to bring his bat down as the ball crashed into his back leg.
In Visakhapatnam, Yadav tried to drive a fullish ball that slanted across him but swung back quite late to hit his knee roll.
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