Not Virat Kohli! Brian Lara called the 33-year-old the best player at number three

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Tezzbuzz|08-05-2024

Lucknow: Former great West Indies player Brian Lara believes that star batsman Suryakumar Yadav should bat at number three in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Let us tell you that the World Cup will be played jointly hosted by West Indies and USA. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the team in the World Cup and in the tournament, veteran batsman Virat Kohli will be seen playing for Team India at number three.

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Let us tell you that after staying away from cricket for a few months due to injury, he made a comeback through IPL 2024. Initially he did not perform well in some matches but on Monday he scored a century against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the match played at Wankhede Stadium. Surya had come to bat at number three in this match and he single-handedly led the team to victory by scoring a century. Seeing his innings, Lara gave a big statement during a conversation on Star Sports.

He said, “I want to give a piece of advice from my side and I don't know whether you will like it or not. I think Suryakumar Yadav should bat at number three in the T20 World Cup. He is one of the great players of T-20. I think Sky should also play at number three and the sooner you do this, the better. He is not an opening batsman but give him a chance to bat at a place from where he can play 10-15 overs. “After that you know what they can do.”

Lara further said that “If you bat first then they will put you ahead in the match. If he bats later, he will chase you and win the match. He will keep you ahead in every match and he should bat at number three.”

Indian team for T-20 World Cup 2024

Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal. , Kuldeep Yadav.

Reserve players: Rinku Singh, Shubhman Gill, Avesh Khan, Khalil Ahmed.

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