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Sunil Gavaskar (Source: Twitter)
Team India is currently in Guwahati to play their first warm-up game against defending champions England ahead of the 2023 World Cup. They will next play their second warm-up game against the Netherlands. India will start off their World Campaign against Australia in Chennai.
They recently played in a three-match ODI series against Australia. Rohit Sharma-led side won the series 2-1. They had a good contest against the Aussies in the third ODI. KL Rahul was the captain in the first two ODIs as Rohit Sharma was rested with the World Cup in mind.
Suryakumar Yadav had brilliant form for the Indian cricket team during the recently concluded ODI series against the five-time World Champions. He was back at his best as he scored two half-centuries for his team. Surya did not have a good outing when these two teams met earlier this year and was out on the very first ball of all three ODIs. Despite his comeback, former India opener Sunil Gavaskar was not convinced with Surya's form in ODI cricket.
Suryakumar hasn't done anything big yet in ODI cricket: Sunil Gavaskar
The former skipper has dropped cryptic comments about the batter saying, "Suryakumar hasn't done anything big yet in ODI cricket. He only bats in those final 15-20 overs where he utilises his T20 abilities which undoubtedly is important as well. But Hardik, Ishan and Rahul can all do that same job as well. So Iyer is confirmed for No. 4. Suryakumar will have to wait and if he does get a chance at No. 4 he has to score a big hundred and show that he can also score a ton as well."
India have announced their final squad ahead of the World Cup. There is just a single change in the squad with Ravichandran Ashwin replacing injured Axar Patel in the squad. The Cricket Governing Body stated, "Axar Patel has failed to recover in time for the World Cup after sustaining a left quadriceps strain during India's Asia Cup Super Four encounter against Bangladesh. The spin-bowling all-rounder missed the final of the Asia Cup as a result."