Former South African cricketer and Paarl Royals Head Coach JP Duminy has shared his opinion on the inclusion of Surya Kumar Yadav in playing 11 ahead of the crucial Border Gavaskar Trophy series starting tomorrow.

With Shreyas Iyer ruled out of the Nagpur Test after failing to recover from the back injury. The Indian team management has left with a hefty task ahead of themselves to pick a choice between Shubman Gill or Surya Kumar Yadav to get a place in the middle-order.

JP Duminy talked about Suryakumar Yadav, saying, “Suryakumar Yadav is probably one of the most exciting players in India now. I think from where Test cricket is going, I think as a country you need to decide what is the brand of cricket you want to play. If it is the attacking mindset, then I think he becomes an option,” speaking to the press during the SA20 league

Talking about Gill, Duminy said, “Shubman Gill, what a white-ball series he has had. He has certainly staked a claim for all three formats and has the technique and temperament to do them. Whether he gets an opportunity right now, I don’t know whether there’s a gap for him just yet. but certainly in the near future.”

Australia Could Win The Series 2-1 Against India, Feels JP Duminy

Duminy feels that the series would be a closely fought one, but feels Australia has a really good chance to take the series he quickly went on to add that India cannot write off in-home conditions and says Ravichandran Ashwin will the key for India’s chances heading into the series.

“I see it as a very close series, but I genuinely think that Australia stands a good chance. They certainly have been the team to beat,” he said

“I feel it would be 2-1 to Australia, and for me, the Player-of-The-Series would be Usman Khawaja, You think about (Ravichandran) Ashwin, who has a prolific Test record in India. He’s probably going to be the key for them.” he further added during the virtual press conference.