Brian Lara surprised by Suryakumar Yadav's exclusion from upcoming Australia series

Former West Indies skipper Brian Lara reckons that Mumbai's most consistent player Suryakumar Yav should have been included in India's squ for upcoming series against Australia that gets underway this Friday i.e. vember 27. Despite making a tremendous impact with bat in Dream11 IPL 2020, Surya was t selected to represent national team Down Under.

'He's a class player': Brian Lara

"Yeah, definitely. He's a class player. I don't just look at players that score runs, I look at ir technique, capabilities under pressure, positions that y're batting, and for me, Suryakumar Yav has done such a wonderful job for Mumbai. He comes to bat on back of Rohit Sharma, and Quinton de Kock, and every time, y are under pressure, he comes in at . 3," Lara said while speaking on Star Sports show Cricket Connected.

"Just remember, your . 3 batsmen, or than openers, . 3 batsman in any cricket team is rmally your best player, your most reliable player. And for me, he has been that for Mumbai and I see reason why, looking at squ, he can't be a part of it," 'Prince of Trinid' ded.

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Suryakumar Yav in Dream11 IPL 2020

number three batsman h an outstanding run in Dream11 IPL 2020 where he h amassed  480 runs at a strike rate of 145.01 in all 16 matches that he got to play for title-holders Mumbai. Meanwhile, with almost 500 runs (480) in 13th edition of marquee tournament, 'SKY'  became only uncapped Indian player to score more than 2000 runs in IPL.

Rohit Sharma-led side successfully retained ir title and won it for a record fifth time after getting better of defiant Delhi in a one-sided finale by five wickets at Dubai International Stium on vember 10.

Surya's impactful performances in domestic cricket

Surya has scored 5,326 runs at an aver of 44.01 in 77 first-class matches while he has amassed 3,492 runs from 165 T20s games averaging at 32.33.

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(With ANI Inputs)