Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav registered three consecutive golden ducks in the three games of the series, thus becoming the first Indian batter to achieve this ...

[Latest News](/latest-news) In the post match press conference Rohit Sharma defended the under fire batter. [Suryakumar Yadav](/topic/suryakumar-yadav), who failed to open his scoring in a single game of the series where he was supposed to cement his place in the ODI squad in the absence of the injured [Shreyas Iyer](/topic/shreyas-iyer).

Despite the backing of Indian team management, Suryakumar Yadav was again dismissed first ball, this time by left-arm spinner Ashton Agar in the third ODI ...

"Axar, being in the form that he is, we wanted to ask him to go in and bat the way he does and take the spinners on. From the last two games we can understand what we need to do as a team against quality opposition, there are definitely a lot of things to look at. "It's also about match-ups and combinations the opposition is playing. So looking at the batting line-up they have got, six or seven right handers, we thought taking the ball way from them will be an ideal choice which is why we went with Axar." "KL and Kohli were trying to stitch a partnership. "When KL (Rahul) and Virat (Kohli) were batting, they (Australia) were operating a leggie and a left-arm spinner. We wanted to keep him there and then see between Surya and Jadeja, who we can ask to go before." "Once we played the first 10 overs, the ball did not swing at all. He got three good balls," Rohit said after India lost the third and final ODI by 21 runs to concede the series 1-2 to Australia. "He plays spin really well which is why we wanted to hold him back and give him the last 15-20 overs where he could play his game. But it’s really unfortunate he could only play three balls in the series. "He (Suryakumar) played only three balls in the series.

His dismissal on Wednesday added Surya in an unwanted tally of Indian batters who have been dismissed on golden ducks for three ODIs in a row, comprising of ...

[Virat Kohli](https://indianexpress.com/about/virat-kohli/) the delivery before, to put the momentum in Australia’s favor. “Once we played the first 10 overs, the ball did not swing at all. We wanted to use his potential at the back end along with Hardik. However on his dismissal in [Chennai](https://indianexpress.com/section/cities/chennai/), the Indian skipper suggested the middle order batter could have done better. When asked about Surya’s form in the post-match conference, Rohit would say, “He only played three balls in three (games) this series. Suryakumar Yadav, India’s T20 sensation in the year gone by, had just fallen for a golden duck for a third consecutive ODI in a row.

India vs Australia: India skipper Rohit Sharma admitted that Suryakumar Yadav is going through a bad phase, but backed the underfire batter.

[Mitchell Starc](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/1416-mitchell-starc-playerprofile). He is just going through that phase right now," said Rohit after the game. "He only played three balls in three (games) this series. He got three good balls, to be honest. With an unimpressive start to the ODI career, his most recent failure against Australia has put him under the scanner again. The batting star scored three consecutive golden ducks in India's just-concluded ODI series against Australia.

After getting out on three consecutive golden ducks in the recently concluded ODI series against Australia, India's Suryakumar Yadav has come under the ...

Mitchell Starc snared Surya in the first ODI between India and Australia, while he was sent back to the pavilion again by the same bowler in the second game. After getting out on three consecutive golden ducks in the recently concluded ODI series against Australia, India’s Suryakumar Yadav has come under the scanner. He got three good balls, to be honest.

Suryakumar Yadav's dismal form has come under a lot of scrutiny after the 32-year-old registered three successive golden ducks against Australia.

Axar, being in the form that he is, we wanted to ask him to go in and bat the way he does and take the spinners on. Eventually you have to score runs no matter how the pitches are," Rohit said. We wanted to keep him there and then see between Surya and Jadeja, who we can ask to go before." But we thought the ball is taking some turn, and we didn't want our right-handers to get stuck, which is why we wanted a left-hander. "Once we played the first 10 overs, the ball did not swing at all. "He (Suryakumar) played only three balls in the series. But it's really unfortunate he could only play three balls in the series. We wanted to use his potential at the back end along with Hardik. "He plays spin really well which is why we wanted to hold him back and give him the last 15-20 overs where he could play his game. [Suryakumar Yadav](https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/suryakumar-yadav-fine-with-any-surface-23268238)'s dismal form has come under a lot of scrutiny after the 32-year-old registered three successive golden ducks against Australia. Yadav failed to open his account was again dismissed first ball by left-arm spinner Ashton Agar, after being trapped by Australian left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc in the first two ODIs. [SKY](https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/suryakumar-yadav-gets-team-s-backing-despite-lean-odi-run-23276191)?’ - wasn't the question most expected themselves to ask at the start of India's bilateral ODI series against Australia, especially after a heavy backing from all veterans and experts for Team India’s flamboyant batter to live up to expectations.