3 Indian cricketers who need to be tried out before the ICC World T20 next year

#1 Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar could be the cure to India's middle-order ailments

Over the past few years, Suryakumar Yadav has distinguished himself as a T20 cricketer. Blessed with the ability to increase the tempo, the right-hander has often dug his side out of various holes, courtesy his propensity to take charge of an encounter. However, rather surprisingly, he has never been talked about as a potential option for the national team.

Yet, that hasn’t quenched his thirst for runs as he has consistently been performing for the teams he has represented, whether it be the Mumbai Indians, the Mumbai state team or the Deodhar Trophy sides he has been part of.

Moreover, Suryakumar boasts an X-factor that somehow, hasn’t been appreciated at all so far.

Capable of mixing caution and aggression, the middle-order batsman embodies a clutch player who comes up trumps in tight situations. Additionally, his tendency to assess the circumstances and adopt an approach accordingly enables him to perform various roles.

More importantly though, he is one of the few Indian batsman who can pull out innovative and unconventional rabbits out of the hat.

For far too long, India have boasted one-dimensional hitters, meaning that at times, the bowlers have been able to get on top of them. However, with a batsman of the ilk of Suryakumar, they would be forced to think of different tactics courtesy the myriad shots he brings to the fore.

Furthermore, the Indians’ middle order has lacked firepower, an aspect that has been highlighted whenever Rohit or Virat have gotten out early. Thus, Suryakumar could be the cure to that particular ailment.

And, for all one knows, he could ultimately be the missing piece in India’s T20 jigsaw.