'Koi sense hai is baat ki?'- Twitter can't believe last match's centurion Suryakumar Yadav is left out of India- Sri Lanka 1st ODI

Suryakumar Yadav (Image source: Twitter)

Suryakumar Yadav is the talk of the cricketing world after his sensational 112 in just 51 balls against Sri Lanka in the 3^rd T20I. Since making his debut the 32-year-old has played with a strike rate of 180 in T20Is, enamoring all with his exceptional hitting. His stats in the shortest format of the game put him in a league of his own.

Naturally, cricket fans were expecting the batter to make it into the playing XI for the first ODI against Sri Lanka on January 10^th. All of them however were given a massive shock as the team sheet revealed Yadav’s exclusion from the Guwahati match.

Soon fans took to Twitter and showcased their dismay with Suryakumar Yadav’s exclusion from the 1^st ODI against Sri Lanka. Many called it a brain-dead decision while others suspected foul play and politics for Yadav not making it into the team.

A user by the name Vaibhav Jadaun wrote, “Great thinking of selectors of Indian Cricket team that Suryakumar may not find place in the team despite his dazzling batting performances. I’m so disappointed by cricket selectors.”

Another user, Rocky Singh exclaimed, “That’s why India is not winning an ICC tournament because players like surya Ishan are sitting out when they are performing well.”

Here's how Twitter reacted: 

Bhagwan sab ka bhala kare but suruat suryakumar yadav se kare

— Viraj Kadam (@Virajkada46) January 10, 2023

#asktheexpert great thinking of selectors of indian cricket team 😡
that suryakumaryadav may not find place in team despite his dazzling batting performances. I'm so disappointed by cricket selectors.

— Vaibhav Jadaun (@jadaun_vaibhav) January 10, 2023

Suryakumar Yadav not being a part of the ODI team defies any and every cricketing logic. #SKY #INDvSL

— Kunal (@kunaljoshi93) January 10, 2023

Bhaji aap ko nahi lagta rohit sharma nd rahul dravid #klrahul se yaari dosti nibha rahe?? Dusre players k hak mar rahe hai like #ishankishan #suryakumaryadav #sarfarzkhan #deepakhooda

— Gurjeet Virk (@Gurjeetvirk94) January 10, 2023

Thats why india is not winning any Icc tournament because players like surya ishan are sitting out when they are performing well #SuryaKumarYadav

— RockY Singh (@rocky_295) January 10, 2023

Team India के playing 11 में जगह बनाने की ninja technique:
गलती से भी अच्छा मत खेलना! #INDvSL #IshanKishan #SuryakumarYadav #RohitSharma #KLRahul

— Abhishek Manchanda (@abhi_manchanda_) January 10, 2023

I think today's selection is enough to understand where our mindset actually is nd y don't we do extremely well in @cricketworldcup
Need to be bold।#SuryaKumarYadav #SKY@BCCI @bhogleharsha

— Anant Singh (@anantdstar) January 10, 2023

If India can’t fit 200 scorer Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav just to fit in Kl Rahul that is nothing but sad for our cricket. What has he done in past few tours that he is considered as permanent. This will cost us in our future campaigns #INDvSL

— Whodo (@guesswho_people) January 10, 2023

India recently won the 3-match T20I series against Sri Lanka after winning the first and third matches. The Indian management has switched their focus on the upcoming ODI World Cup in 2023 which is scheduled to be hosted in India later this year.

Team India has underperformed in major tournaments since winning the Champions Trophy in 2013. Recently the Rohit Sharma-led side failed to win the Asia Cup 2022 as well as the 20-20 World Cup in Australia. Many changes are now being made that are focussed on bringing the coveted trophy.

It is to be seen what those changes do for the overall performance on the pitch when the mega event rolls around at the end of the year.