India vs West Indies: 'Flexible' Suryakumar Yadav not averse to rolling his arm over

Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday said he is ready to bowl if Team India needs additional options. Of late, India have struggled to get some overs in from a sixth bowler if one or more of the five frontline bowlers have a bad day at the office. With vice-captain KL Rahul returning to the team, India have many options in the middle order, and indications are players with multiple skill-sets could be preferred over one-dimensional ones.

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One of the things Rahul Dravid did during his stints as India 'A' coach, under-19 coach, or in his position as head of the coaching staff of the Rajasthan and Delhi IPL franchises, was tinkering with the teams and batting order.

On being asked whether he considers himself a sixth-bowling option, Yadav said, "I bowl regularly in the nets. Whenever I get an opportunity, I will bowl. Whenever the team needs me, they can use me. I will always be available." For the record, Yadav has 24 wickets to his name, including a four-wicket haul, in 77 first-class matches. Asked about the challenges of batting at No. 5 for someone who has usually batted one-down for Mumbai in domestic competitions, he said, "It's not too different. I've been batting at all the positions, and I'm really flexible. So, wherever the team management decides and wants me to bat, I'm flexible to bat at any position. Yes, I've batted at 3, 4 and 5, but I'm really happy with the way things are going right now." The Mumbaikar further said that he creates a lot of match simulations to remain match-ready when he is out of competition. "Back home, I do a lot of nets sessions. I try and create some match simulations, do a lot of training," he said. While