'Should Be Given More Chances': Former India Great Backs Surya, Turns Down Comparison With Sanju

Surya’s T20I numbers are terrific but he has an average of only 24 and has surpassed the fifty-run mark only twice in 21 innings.

Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson.

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India’s 360 batter Suryakumar Yadav has been making headlines for quite some time now. The Mumbai-based batter registered three consecutive golden ducks in the recently passed India vs Australia series and has come under the scanner. There is another player who has been trending on social media is Sanju Samson. Fans are constantly backing him to get a place in the Indian squad since Surya is not performing in ODIs.

Surya’s T20I numbers are terrific but he has an average of only 24 and has surpassed the fifty-run mark only twice in 21 innings. While Samson averages 66 in the 11 ODIs that he has played in. Former India captain Kapil Dev came up with a comment on the same and said there is no comparison between Surya and Samson.

"A cricketer who has played so well will always get more chances. Don't compare Surya with Sanju Samson, it doesn't seem right. If Sanju goes through a bad phase then you will talk about somebody else. This should not happen. If the team management has decided to back Suryakumar Yadav then he should be given more chances. Yes, people will talk, give their opinion but ultimately it's the management's call," Kapil told ABP News.

Surya was sent at no. 7 to bat in the third ODI after getting out for ducks in the first two ODIs where he batted at no. 4. But that also did not turn out well for the 360 batter as he went out for another duck.

"It's very easy to talk after the match is finished. Maybe the idea behind sending Suryakumar at No.7 was to give him an opportunity as a finisher. This (shuffling of the batting order) is nothing new in ODIs. This has happened many times before. Yes, at times it can happen that a batter's confidence is dented if he has been dragged down the order. But the onus rests on the player to tell his captain that 'I can handle myself in the top order.' The coach and captain must have taken the decision with particular thinking," he added.