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|| India Correspondent ||
Team India have currently been playing against England in a five-match T20I series where they already lost two games. However, they brought a few changes in the third game and Suryakumar Yadav was one of those change who had to make ways for their swashbuckling opener Rohit Sharma.
And, former India opener Gautam Gambhir has bashed out on the Indian team management for dropping him from the playing XI in the third T20I against England in Ahmedabad which they lost miserably.
India tried three different opening pairs so far and in that game, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul opened for India while the last match's hero Ishan Kishan has dropped down to No.3. Suryakumar Yadav, who had made his debut in the 2nd T20I, didn't get an opportunity to bat in that game as well.
Meanwhile, Gautam Gambhir said that the team management's decision would've hurt him too if he had been in his place. "It will surely hurt me, if I was in Surya’s position," Gambhir told ESPNCricinfo in a video interview.
Gambhir also gave the examples of Manish Pandey and Sanju Samson who were dropped from the shortest format without getting consistent opportunities as well.
"I’m not 21, I'm 30. Once you touch 30, the insecurities start creeping in a lot more. Look at what has happened to Manish Pandey, no one even talks about him. Look at Sanju Samson, no one even asks a question where is he?" Gambhir added.
However, he believed that India should have given at least three or four games to Suryakumar to see where his game gone.
"If you've made a debut, you’ve probably try and give him a few matches. As long as you don’t get the backing of team management, you won’t be successful. Look at Ishan Kishan… Scores a half century and then gets dragged to No.3," Gambhir added.
"What have you seen of Suryakumar Yadav in international cricket? Tomorrow if you have to go back to Surya? I hope it doesn’t happen, I don’t like anyone getting injured… But for example if there’s an injury to Shreyas Iyer, who are you gonna go for a at No.4? At least have a look at someone whom you have got into the set-up, give him 3-4 games and see where he stands," Gambhir concluded.