IPL 2023: Suryakumar Yadav or Sanju Samson, India’s Number 5 for World Cup 2023 to be Decided

Suryakumar Yadav registered 3 consecutive ducks against Australia

Suryakumar Yadav vs Sanju Samson is a debate that has caught fire since the former failed miserably in the ODI series against Australia while the latter was again not included in the squad despite having a great average in ODIs.

Suryakumar Yadav- Three Ducks against Australia

Suryakumar Yadav suffered the worst nightmare ever in the ODIs against Australia. In each ODI he was out on a golden duck. He is probably the first player in the history of ODIs to get dismissed each time on a golden duck in the entire series.

IPL 2023: Suryakumar Yadav or Sanju Samson, India's Number 5 for World Cup 2023 to be Decided

Sanju Samson- Lack of Chances Doing Harm to His Contendership for World Cup 2023

Sanju Samson was not include in the squad for Australia ODIs despite Shreyas Iyer being ruled out of the series due to a back injury. He has a phenomenal average in ODIs and despite that the BCCI selection committee keeps ignoring him. The fanbase of Sanju Samson is alleging that BCCI is favouring SKY over Samson in international cricket.

Also read: IPL 2023: Sanju Samson, MS Dhoni or Ishan Kishan – The Best Predicted Wicketkeeper Batter

Suryakumar Yadav vs Sanju Samson- The Battle for World Cup Spot in IPL 2023

It is clear that India are going to select only one of Suryakumar Yadav or Sanju Samson for the ODI World Cup 2023. A lot will depend on the IPL performance of this two flamboyant batters. Whoever scores the most runs with intent will have an upper hand when it comes to getting selected for the World Cup 2023.

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