Kapil Dev is perplexed by the decision to bench him, saying, “If your man of the match is getting dropped…”

It is arguable that Suryakumar Yadav is one of the top batters in Twenty20 cricket at the moment.

The batter for India, who finished the year 2022 as the player with the most runs scored in the shortest format with 1164, reached his third century in international competition during the third and final Twenty20 International match against Sri Lanka in Rajkot.

Suryakumar also became one of just five international hitters to reach the exclusive club of players who have scored three centuries or more in the format they play.

Fans and past players of cricket were dismayed when the 32-year-old hitter was taken out of the lineup for the first two One-Day Internationals (ODIs) played against Sri Lanka. This decision was a turn of events.

Although Suryakumar has been in red-hot form in the Twenty20 Internationals, he has yet to have a significant innings in the format that uses fifty overs.

Kapil Dev, the first captain of India to win the World Cup, has remarked that he does not comprehend why Suryakumar was dropped for the One-Day Internationals (ODIs) despite receiving the Man of the Match award in the game prior to that one.

“In light of the aforementioned, they ought to stick with the same group of teams for a certain amount of time. That even an eccentric person can be changed is something I can comprehend.

But as cricket players, we don’t see why your Man of the Match (Suryakumar Yadav) should be taken out of the lineup the next day and someone else should take his place “during a conversation with Gulf News, Kapil Dev made the statement.

In addition, Kapil advocated for the formation of separate teams for each of the three styles of the game, arguing that this would provide more opportunities for players.

“My opinion is that we should refrain from interfering with the cricket board’s plans for the selection. Since there will be a large number of cricketers participating, everyone should have an opportunity to participate.

From what I can see from the outside, they will have three teams: one for Twenty20 Internationals, One-Day Internationals, and Tests respectively. You’ll be able to accommodate more people in the pool this way “explained Kapil.

Regarding Team India, the home team won the inaugural one-day international match against New Zealand by a score of 12 runs on Wednesday. The match was played in India. The next one-day international match will take place on Saturday in Raipur and will be captained by Rohit Sharma and his team.