Mumbai: As five-time champions Mumbai Indians are scheduled to take on Delhi Capitals on March 27, all eyes will be on Suryakumar Yadav who performed brilliantly in the previous IPL seasons. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Friday backed Suryakumar, saying the middle-order batter has a “great opportunity” to cement his place in the Indian team. “It has been a wonderful last couple of seasons for Suryakumar Yadav and IPL 2022 is a great opportunity for him to cement his place in the Indian team by performing well again this season,” Gavaskar said in a Gameplan episode aired on Star Sports, the official broadcaster of IPL. “The Indian team for the T20 World Cup will to a great extent be decided on IPL performances. So, Yadav has got this great opportunity to enhance his chances to be picked in the squad that flies to Australia.” The legendary cricketer also heaped praise on David Warner, who joined Delhi Capitals from Sunrisers Hyderabad. “At this stage in Warner’s career, he does not have to prove anything to anybody except himself. Last year was just one of those bad patches that every cricketer goes through, and he will contribute heavily with the bat for Delhi Capitals this time around.” UNI PN
