‘What SKY can do even Rohit, Virat can’t’ – Former India cricketer backs Suryakumar Yadav’s inclusion in India’s ODI World Cup squad

Indian team selectors received a lot of criticism after they included the no. 1 ranked T20I batter in the world Suryakumar Yadav. The right-handed batter hasn’t impressed much in the ODI format. Many fans were disappointed as they wanted to see Sanju Samson in the squad instead of him.

Meanwhile, former Indian legendary spinner Harbhajan Singh talked about the Suryajumar vs. Samson debate and said that Suryakumar is a complete player and picking him ahead of Samson is the right call by the Indian team. Harbhajan believes that Samson doesn’t have the game which Suryakumar has in the middle overs.

“I feel Suryakumar Yadav is a complete, complete player. I don’t think the selectors have been harsh on Sanju Samson. I do feel Sanju is a very very good player, a quality player. But you can only select fifteen players. But picking Suryakumar over Sanju is the right call. Because the game that Suryakumar has in the middle over[s], I don’t think Sanju has that game,” Harbhajan was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.

There isn’t a better player than Suryakumar in India: Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan further added and said that Suryakumar has the ability to score big. On the other hand, with the kind of cricket Samson plays, there are high chances of him getting out anytime. He said that people shouldn’t forget Suryakumar’s performance in the shortest format as what he can do no one can do not even Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

“Even he goes for big shots from the first ball, but the reliability Suryakumar gives you – he can score big. Sanju I feel plays the kind of cricket where there is a lot of chances that you get out. Whereas Suryakumar, I know a lot of people ask what has he done in ODIs, but what he has done in T20s, if his innings are only going to be that long then I feel in that position, there isn’t a better player than Suryakumar in India,” 

“What he can do at that position, neither Virat [Kohli] can do, nor Sanju or Rohit Sharma. Because what he does it’s a difficult job, batting at [No.] 5-6. What [MS] Dhoni has done, what Yuvi [Yuvraj Singh] has done,” he added.