"28 Average simply isn't good enough" - Twitterati miffed after yet another no-show by Suryakumar Yadav in ODIs 

Team India batter Suryakumar Yadav's struggles in the 50-over format continued after a poor outing in the third ODI against New Zealand on Tuesday, January 24. The Mumbai-born batter was dismissed for just 14 runs off nine deliveries, hampering the team's hopes for a huge final flourish in Indore.

While he has dominated the T20 format, the challenges brought by 50-over cricket have not been kind to him. After being benched for the first two ODIs against Sri Lanka, he has had a good run of games in the absence of Shreyas Iyer but has failed to make the most of it.

Coming into bat in the 35th over after Ishan Kishan's unfortunate run out, the match situation was expected to be tailor-made for the right-handed batter. He misread the situation in the previous match after losing his wicket with almost half of the innings left to play, but a revised and more optimized situation also did not bring out the best in him.

He scored a six with his flashy strokeplay to stamp his authority but chipped one straight to long-on off Jacob Duffy's bowling to bring an end to his stint at the crease.

Fans were once again disappointed with the way Suryakumar approached an ODI innings and the manner of his dismissal as well. Here are some of the reactions:

Suryakumar Yadav averages 12 across four ODI appearances in 2023

The right-handed batter's ODI credentials have taken a serious hit following a poor string of displays of late. His last ODI fifty came during the home series against West Indies in February 2022.

Suryakumar Yadav's dismissal also puts India in a tricky position and more or less rules them out of reaching the 400-run mark at the high-scoring Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore.

Team India are struggling to score boundaries and the constant fall of wickets is also not helping their case. They have scored 325-6 off 45 overs with all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur at the crease.

Will Suryakumar Yadav be selected for the ODI World Cup 2023 if his form does not pick up? Let us know what you think.

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