There stays a giant debate over Suryakumar Yadav‘s place within the Indian ODI group. The batter is broadly thought-about No. 1 within the T20I format however he is a long way away from realising his potential within the 50-over format. Although the Indian group stays buoyant over the long-term plans involving Suryakumar as India’s No. 4 batter, the Mumbai Indians star nonetheless wants to fireside and replay the religion proven in him by the group. Because the clock for the ODI World Cup squad choice conserving ticking, former Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief selector MSK Prasad feels Surya will certainly be a component f the mega occasion.

“I’m one hundred pc certain that Suryakumar will go to the World Cup. If somebody is usually a No. 1 participant within the T20 format, it means he has particular expertise which we now have seen within the T20Is that he has performed for the nation and within the IPL. We learn about his capability to soak in strain,” MSK Prasad informed India In the present day.

“I personally really feel that he has nonetheless not obtained maintain of his position within the group. If he will get maintain of his position and performs accordingly, I’m certain he might be one of many greatest match-winners and the very best finisher for India within the World Cup. He has obtained the power and we have to again him,” Prasad stated.

Prasad is comfortable that Suryakumar has gotten the readability he wanted over his position within the One-day group from skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid.

“What Rohit and Dravid have now executed is improbable, most likely they’ve given him position readability. That may positively assist him as a result of that (the finisher’s position) is the scenario he enjoys essentially the most. I’m certain that might be an enormous reduction to Suryakumar and he also can begin planning accordingly,” he asserted.