India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav faced scrutiny for promoting Axar Patel to No. 3 during a crucial match against South Africa.

India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav struggled to defend the decision of sending all-rounder Axar Patel at No.3 in the second T20I against South Africa at Mullanpur in New Chandigarh. To be fair to Surya, anyone would. Every team experiments before a big tournament like the World Cup but there is a clear thought process and logic behind it. Unfortunately, in India's case, that seems to have taken a back seat.

When they lost vice-captain Shubman Gill in the very first over of the 214-run chase - Gill was out for a golden duck - in walked Axar Patel at No.3. There was Suryakumar Yadav, one of the world's most destructive T20I batters despite his recent form a

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