Former India players Saba Karim and Reetinder Singh Sodhi have highlighted Team India’s major flaw in the game’s shortest format. According to them, the team is losing due to over-dependency on Suryakumar Yadav.
They made the statements as Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan have failed in the two matches against New Zealand. While the Kiwis won the opening contest by 21 runs, they almost defended 99 runs in the next game. The game in Lucknow went to the last over, and the Men in Blue won it on the fifth ball.
“Our top order has not fired in the series so far. There is over-dependency on Suryakumar Yadav, which is proving costly. India need to get out of this habit,” he said.
Reetinder Singh Sodhi also agreed with Saba. “If Suryakumnar Yadav has an off day, where the team stands? If he scores, the win is always on the cards. If he doesn’t score, we end up losing more often.
After an exceptional 2022, Yadav has scored 243 runs in five games at a strike rate of 150, including a century and fifty so far.