Suryakumar Yadav should be India's No. 4 ahead of Shreyas Iyer and Sanju Samson: Scott Styris
India Today
Former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris hailed Suryakumar Yadav as a match-winner, saying that the opposition teams would be extremely delighted if the Mumbai Indians star was not a part of India's limited-overs sides.
Former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris believes Suryakumar Yadav should be India's No.4, ahead of Shreyas Iyer and Sanju Samson, owing to his game-winning potential. Styris added that the opposing teams would be extremely delighted if the Suryakumar was not a part of India's limited-overs sides.
Suryakumar has a superb record in T20I cricket, scoring 537 runs in 19 matches at an incredible average of 38.35 and a brilliant strike rate of 177.22. Suryakumar also has a great average of 44.28 in ODIs, but he will want to be a little bit more reliable there.
"There are very few people on this planet who are bigger fans of SKY than what I am, I can tell you that right now. If he is not in that side, then every other side around the world is just doing a little dance," Styris said while speaking on SPORTS18's show 'SPORTS OVER THE TOP'.
"It was pleasing for me when everyone said that he should be one of the first guys picked and I can understand why. I think he has got real game-winning potential. That's what you are after, you want players who can win matches on their own.
"It's the other names around, you have got Rohit, KL Rahul and Kohli - so the front three are taken. So there is a real squeeze where he fits in. I think he should be the No. 4 but he is up against the likes of Shreyas Iyer and the Sanju Samsons.
Suryakumar Yadav is an integral part of 5-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians and has scored 2036 runs at a respectable average of 33.37 in 69 IPL games.
"It's about form and it's about making sure that you are the guy that has the match-winning performances under your belt. No pressure situations get to him, that is true. He plays for Mumbai, and therefore he is used to dealing with big pressure in big games in front of big crowds and that's what I like about him," Styris added.
