'He Should Play In All Three Formats': Ex-India Cricketer Suresh Raina Endorses THIS Young Batsman

He also became only the second batter to get more than 1000 runs in a calendar year in T20Is and concluded the year as the highest run scorer after he collected 1164 runs.

Former India cricketer Suresh Raina

India's Mr 360 Suryakumar Yadav has been constantly scoring runs ever since he started playing for India. As of now, His T20I numbers are outstanding but he is yet to showcase his skills in the red ball format. Former India cricketer Suresh Raina reckons that Surya should play Test cricket also. He also became only the second batter to get more than 1000 runs in a calendar year in T20Is and concluded the year as the highest run scorer after he collected 1164 runs at an outstanding strike rate of 187.43.

"Absolutely, the way he is performing. I think he should play in all three formats and without him, all three formats should not even exist. The way he performed, the way he shows intent, the way he plans different shots, he also plays fearlessly and knows how to use the dimension of the ground," Raina said in a chat with Aakash Chopra on Viacom18 Sports.

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"He is a Mumbai player, and he knows how to play red-ball cricket. I think he has a great chance - playing Test cricket will get him another establishment in ODIs and some stability as well. He will score multiple 100s and then 200s," he added.

Pragyan Ojha also agreed and stated, "Absolutely he should be in the Test team. The way he has played cricket, and the way he has performed, I think he must be there in all three formats. I know why this question is coming. The way young talent Sarfaraz Khan is performing at the moment. I understand there is temptation and I think his time will come. But Surya deserves a hundred percent to be in the Test team."