VISAKHAPATNAM: Suryakumar Yadav’s back-to-back golden duck has become the talk of the town. The Mumbaikar, who has set a new benchmark in T20 cricket, has been found wanting thus far in the ODI format. However, skipper Rohit Sharma is unfazed with the drought of runs from his player.
“He has obviously shown a lot of potential with the white ball and as I have said many times earlier, guys with potential will be given a decent run of games and enough chances in that particular slot. Of course, we have seen, and he knows that he needs to do better in this format of the game as well. Things are there in his mind as well. Surya has got out cheaply in the last two games and in the series before this too, but he needs a consistent 7 to 8 back-to-back games so that he feels more comfortable. Now that he has got into the team as a replacement for someone who has got injured, we, as a management, can’t really look into the performances as such. Once you give a guy a consistent run and you know that the runs are not coming or he is not comfortable etc then we will start thinking about it but right now we haven’t got to that stage,” Rohit said at a post-match briefing here on Sunday night.
