Suryakumar Yadav, the world’s No. 1 T20I batter, on Wednesday was out for his third duck in three successive ODIs towards Australia in Chennai. The explosive Yadav is called a 360-degree participant for his potential to play throughout the bottom within the shortest white-ball format however he’s but to ascertain himself within the 50-over sport. Yadav was bowled first ball by Ashton Agar within the thirty sixth over of India’s chase within the closing ODI. That left the hosts reeling at 185-6 with a goal of 270 to win the match in Chennai.

The 32-year-old was leg-before to Mitchell Starc within the first and second matches of the collection — on each events additionally on the primary supply of his innings.

India skipper Rohit Sharma has backed Yadav as an necessary prospect for the ODI World Cup in India later this yr.

However, Indian politician Shashi Tharoor, in a tweet, expressed his shock on the repeated exclusion of Sanju Samson from the ODI aspect regardless of Yadav’s failures.

“Now that poor @surya_14kumar has set an unenviable world record w/ his three golden ducks in a row, is it unreasonable to ask why @IamSanjuSamson, averaging averaging 66 in ODIs despite batting at an unfamiliar position for him at 6, wasn’t in the squad? What does he need to do?” Shashi Tharoor wrote.

Now that poor @surya_14kumar has set an unenviable world report w/ his three golden geese in a row, is it unreasonable to ask why @IamSanjuSamson, averaging averaging 66 in ODIs regardless of batting at an unfamiliar place for him at 6, wasn’t within the squad? What does he have to do?

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) March 23, 2023

Suryakumar is the sixth Indian batter to register three consecutive geese in ODIs. Sachin Tendulkar (1994), Anil Kumble (1996), Zaheer Khan (2003-04), Ishant Sharma (2010-11), Jasprit Bumrah (2017-2019) are others.

The Indian batting unit as soon as once more choked beneath relentless stress from the Australian spinners because the guests clinched the three-match ODI collection 2-1 with a snug 21-run victory, in Chennai on Wednesday. Chasing a stiff goal of 270 on a difficult pitch, India had been all out for 248 in 49.1 overs as Australia got here again within the collection after shedding the primary ODI by 5 wickets.

With AFP inputs