A cricketer should be judged by on-field performance and not by age, T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav said at an Express Adda on Friday . His comments came ahead of India’s three-match ODI series in Australia from October 19, which features two former captains Rohit Sharma, who is 38 years old, and Virat Kohli, who is 36. There is uncertainty whether the two veterans will be selected for the 50-over World Cup in 2027.

When asked if there is extra scrutiny on players like Rohit and Virat because of their age, Suryakumar, who was in conversation with Anant Goenka, Executive Director of The Indian Express Group, and Devendra Pandey, deputy associate editor, said: “According to me, age is just a number. If you are scoring runs and doing everything your team wants, then it is just a number.

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