India have one more all-rounder, will Suryakumar Yadav make it to the XI?

Published On: November 7, 2024 6:03 pm

The four-match T20 series will be played between India and South Africa. The first game of the series will be played on November 8 at Durban’s historic stadium. It is still difficult to say who the 11-member Indian team will be in the first game, but what is certain is that another IPL star of the Indian team is likely to appear. We are talking about Ramandeep Singh. He has also been retained by his IPL team KKR and his performance was seen in the Emerging Asia Cup recently.

When BCCI announced the squad for India’s series against South Africa, Ramandeep’s name was also included in it. This is Ramandeep’s first appearance in the Indian team. In the recent Emerging Asia Cup final, Ramandeep Singh scored 34 goals and 64 points against Afghanistan. He couldn’t lead India to victory, but his stature in the eyes of the selectors has definitely risen. Earlier, when Nitish Kumar Reddy was sent to Australia in the series, Ramandeep replaced him in the team.

At the same time, if we talk about Ramandeep’s T20 figures, they have been quite impressive. So far, he has batted 37 innings in 57 T20 matches and scored 544 runs. He has a batting average of about 24 and a batting average of 170, and that batting average is his USP, which got him here. Not only that, he also took 16 wickets in 19 bowling innings.

Team India is currently looking for an all-rounder like Hardik Pandya. Who can excel in batting and bowling. Although Hardik is still playing, if he gets injured somewhere or needs to be rested, it becomes a big question who will replace him. Meanwhile, Shivam Dubey, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Ramandeep Singh also performed impressively. Their further performance remains to be seen. Whether Suryakumar Yadav will tell Ramandeep Singh, who is about to make his debut, when he comes on to toss the ball at No. 8, will have to wait.