Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said that he is surprised to see India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav out of form in T20I cricket for a long time.
On the ICC Review, Ponting said: “That’s as big a surprise for me, just looking at his recent form. He’s been such a solid and consistent contributor for India in T20 cricket for a long time and just hasn’t been able to find it of late. He’s an interesting one because when I’ve seen him play his best, he’s taken six or eight or ten balls to get going and then just lets it all go. He plays all of his shots and backs himself and a bit like Travis Head, where it almost looks like they don’t ever fear getting out.”
Surya had a disastrous 2025 in international cricket as his runs dried up for India. He played 21 T20I matches and in 19 innings, the right-handed batter could only score 218 runs at an average of 13.62. His tally did not include a single fifty throughout the year, and he crossed the mark of 30 only twice.
Ponting suggested that Surya should trust his abilities.
“That’s what I’d say to him. I’d be saying, think about scoring runs, don’t think about getting out. Trust yourself, back yourself. You’re proven to be as good as anybody in the world in the T20 format and go and prove it to everybody once again,” he added.
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