New Delhi: Mumbai Indians batsman Suryakumar Yadav who made quite a statement with his unbeaten batting skills has been a consistent performer for the past few seasons. His exclusion from India’s squad for the upcoming tour of Australia came as a surprise to many.
India head coach Ravi Shastri recently broke his silence on Suryakumar’s absence in the squad for the Australia tour. Shastri, who had earlier praised Yadav on Twitter after his match-winning knock against RCB, he said the MI star be patient and wait for his opportunity to arrive. He further explained that the Indian team is currently packed with talent and there is no room for Yadav to make the cut.
“That’s why we say to these youngsters – be patient. Like Suryakumar there are 3-4 other players on the fringe but when you have a team that is packed with talent and experience it becomes very difficult to get in,” Shastri was quoted as saying to Times Now.
” I remember a period in my career when 1-6 in the Indian batting line-up everyone was certain of their places and it was difficult for anyone to penetrate that middle-order and yet you had some people who were scoring tons of runs in domestic cricket and knocking at the door,” he added.
Shastri also talked about Rohit’s injury and revealed that his medical report stated that he could be in danger of injuring himself again and advised him not to rush his comeback. He said the call not to include Rohit in the squad was taken by the selectors after going through his medical report.
“It’s being handled by the people in charge of the medical part of it. We don’t get involved in that. They have submitted a report to the selectors and they have gone about their business. I have no say, neither I am a part of the selection. All I know is the medical report which says he could be in danger of injuring himself again,” Shastri said.
