"Facing Technical Difficulties": Sunil Gavaskar's Blunt Take On Suryakumar Yadav's ODI Struggles

20.03.2023 - 17:39 sports.ndtv.com

Arguably the finest batter in T20 cricket at the moment, Suryakumar Yadav hasn't been able to make the same impact in the ODI format.

For the second successive time in the ODI series against Australia, Suryakumar was dismissed for a duck, leaving his fans, teammates, and even pundits of the game wondering what could be the reasons behind the batter's struggles in the format.

Despite being a prolific hitter of the ball in T20Is for India, Surya hasn't hit the ground running in ODIs. Analysing the flaws in Surya's batting, Indian cricket great Sunil Gavaskar lent a piece of essential advice to the batter.

Gavaskar feels Surya has 'technical' flaws in his game because of which he hasn't been able to ace the ODI game yet. "He is facing technical difficulties.

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