ICC World Cup 2023: 'Suryakumar Yadav Over Tilak Varma Hardest Decision For BCCI'- Tom Moody

Former Australia cricketer Tom Moody feels that picking Suryakumar Yadav over Tilak Varma was the hardest decision for BCCI when picking the World Cup squad. BCCI has picked Suryakumar Yadav in the World Cup squad while Tilak Varma has been snubbed.

BCCI revealed the India squad for ICC World Cup 2023 on Tuesday. Rohit Sharma is set to lead the team. A similar squad from Asia Cup 2023 made it into the World Cup. However, Prasidh Krishna, Tilak Varma, and Sanju Samson were three players snubbed from the team.

Picking Tilak Varma Over Suryakumar Yadav Hardest Decision: Tom Moody

Sri Lanka Cricket Director Tom Moody feels that picking Suryakumar Yadav over Tilak Varma was the hardest decision for BCCI. While Suryakumar Yadav has failed to impress in ODIs, Varma has impressed with his batting in a few instances in the recent past. Both are middle-order batsmen.

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In a video posted by ESPN Cricinfo on X, Tom Moody spoke about the Tilak Varma-Suryakumar Yadav scenario. Moody mentioned that Suryakumar Yadav is a T20 genius but has failed when it comes to ODIs. Have a look at the video below.

'The hard decision that needed to be made' – @TomMoodyCricket

Is SKY lucky to be picked over Tilak Varma? #CWC23 #CricketTwitter

(Ctsy: @starsportsindia) pic.twitter.com/r3eBpj8aeq

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) September 5, 2023

Tom Moody also shared a post to bat for Varma’s selection in the ICC World Cup 2023 squad.

“No real surprises in India’s World Cup squad, you could argue there’s a strong case for Tilak Varma to be in there ahead of Suryakumar Yadav as the reserve bat. Left hander in the middle order who offers some modest off-spin”, Moody tweeted. Have a look at his tweet below.

No real surprises in India's World Cup squad, you could argue there’s a strong case for Tilak Varma to be in there ahead of Suryakumar Yadav as the reserve bat. Left hander in the middle order who offers some modest off spin. #CWC23

— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) September 5, 2023

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Tilak Varma is part of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 squad. The left-handed batsman showed a marvelous performance in the T20I series against West Indies, ending as the leading run-getter in the T20I series for India. He was also part of the T20I series against Ireland later.

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Meanwhile, here is the India squad for the ICC World Cup: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav.