“The nation wants to know the cause”- Twitter reacts as India snub Suryakumar Yadav for 1st ODI vs Sri Lanka

Team India is playing their first ODI this year against Sri Lanka on Tuesday at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. After India’s playing XI was announced, fans were surprised not to find Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan’s names.

Suryakumar scored his third century against Sri Lanka in the third T20I, helping India secure the series by 2-1. Kishan smacked his maiden double ton last year against Bangladesh.

Kishan not playing in the first ODI was already known, as India skipper Rohit Sharma revealed this in the press conference a day before the first ODI. He chose Shubman Gill as his opening partner and not Kishan. “Gill has got lot of runs in the last few games, so has Ishan. I am not going to take anything from him (Ishan),” Rohit had said in the presser. “But just to be honest and fair to the guys who have done really well before, we need to give those guys enough chances as well before we make that call,” he added.

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Check how Twitter reacted to the decision to drop Suryakumar Yadav in 1st ODI vs Sri Lanka

Suryakumar, raced to his third T20I century, scoring 112 off just 51 balls (with seven boundaries and nine sixes) at a strike rate of 218.75. His being dropped from the side left fans scratching their heads. Many felt that Team India should use Suryakumar as much as possible keeping in mind the all-important ODI World Cup, which is slated to take place in India later this year. Shreyas Iyer will come to bat no.4.

Check their reactions on Twitter below:

Slightly uncomfortable with the prospect of watching an Indian team today without last ODI's double hundred scorer, Ishan Kishan, and last T20's centurion Suryakumar Yadav. Hope they remain motivated. #INDvSL

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) January 10, 2023

& you go ahead & drop SKY & Ishan the two men in form just to pick a joker called KL Rahul.

Disgusting BCCI n Rohit n Dravid i feel sad seeing this. This is such poor selection.

Is KL Rahul someone who has to be picked at any cost n is he bigger than BCCI n Indian cricket.

— Joydeep Ganguly (@joydeepg9) January 10, 2023

https://twitter.com/mrvamp420/status/1612739138012467205

Suryakumar yadav ko mauka milne ki ummid hai ki nhi #AskStar#StarSport

— GAURAV YADAV (@GAURAVY52525) January 10, 2023

@surya_14kumar not playing 1st One day is surprising. Had I been the captain I would have dropped myself to accomadate someone whose mere presence causes panic amongst the bowlers.#IndianCricketTeam #RohitSharma #BCCISelectionCommittee
The team selection is faulty.

— Siddharth Tharad (@stharad) January 10, 2023

Ek series try karne me harz hi kya hai??

— Rabi Shankar (Chatterjee/Chattopadhyay) (@Rabishankar3) January 10, 2023

It is so so soooo unfair, I am unable to watch the match today because of this @BCCI #BoycottIndvsSL #IsupportIshanKishan #ISupportSKY @surya_14kumar @ishankishan51 @cricketaakash

— NCR Citizen ?? (@citizen_ncr) January 10, 2023

How to fit @surya_14kumar
In playing xi?#askstar

— Vijay Banjara (@Vijay_banjara1) January 10, 2023

@StarSportsIndia #askexpert
Sir suryakumar yadav ko nahi khilane ke pichhe kya wajah ho sakti he?

— Keyur Mahyavanshi (@KeyurMahyavansi) January 10, 2023

The man who scored a double century has not been considered either .

— Sudipta Ranjan Das (@i_srd) January 10, 2023

why the @surya_14kumar are not selected for today's match . The nation wants to know the cause ?

— Hemanta Kumar (@Hemanta81954028) January 10, 2023

For heaven's sake rest @klrahul. It's understandable for @ishankishan51 but TBH @surya_14kumar is untouchable. Please clear your head @ImRo45 @rahuldravid. ODI WC is approaching. Don't destroy talent, support the performer. Great injustice @surya_14kumar who is the star for now.

— nrj_lotha05 (@nrj_lotha05) January 10, 2023

You guys are literally jokers! Leaving three key players out! #IshanKishan for #KLRahul , #SuryakumarYadav for #ShubmanGill and #kuldeepyadav for #YuzviChal

— Filmmaker MN (@storytellermsn) January 10, 2023

Suryakumar, the hard-hitting 360-degree batter played his first international match in 2021 and produced two fifties in his first three T20Is. In 43 innings, he has amassed 1578 runs at an incredible strike rate of 180.34.

His debut in ODIs came in 2021, and in 16 ODIs, he scored 384 runs at a strike rate of 100.52. Needless to say, it’s impossible to ignore him in T20Is, but, he is yet to cement his place in the playing XI for the 50-over format.

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