Parsee Gymkhana teammates confident of good showing from Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadavrsquos Parsee Gymkhana teammates expressed confidence that their clubrsquos batting stalwart who on Tuesday was included in Indiarsquos ODI World Cup squad will hit the high notes in his third World eventSuryakumar smashed 239 runs including three halfcenturies in the 2022 T20 World Cup Down UnderThe Mumbai man has not found ODI cricket as comfortable as the shortest form of the game but pundits reckon he has the ability to thrive in this format tooFormer Mumbai batsman and Parsee Gym coach Vinayak Mane said ldquoSurya will add value to the team in ODIs Bowlers will get more time to set their spell against Surya but I am sure he will adapt well to the 50over format in home conditions He has played some outstanding innings so I am sure he will replicate those performancesrdquo Mane told middaylsquoReading situation is keyrsquoMane advised Suryakumar to continue reading the opponent and situation well ldquoHe should just try and play the way he is playing read the opponent and situation which he does very wellrdquo Mane addedParsee Gym captain Vikrant Auti felt Suryakumar is a complete cricketer ldquoEven after representing India he is ready to play for the club when availableAlso ReadCricket World Cup 2023 lsquoBalance allround optionsrsquoldquoItrsquos big for all of us that our player is representing the country in the World Cup He has the potential to win games on his own and we expect thatrdquo Auti saidMumbai leftarm spinner Shams Mulani who has played with Suryakumar at Parsee Gymkhana said he is the most dangerous batsman to bowl to in the nets ldquoHe plays with angles and can hit you everywhere If you donrsquot concede too many runs and not get hit for too many sixes it means you are bowling in the right areas to himMulani feels proudldquoWhen I made my Ranji Trophy debut in 2018 he was a prominent figure in the Mumbai team He has helped me a lot we bond well It feels good that someone who is close to you is getting a chance to play for India at the World Cup We feel proud and I am confident he will do extremely wellrdquoSuryakumarrsquos World Cup selection had Parsee Gymkhanarsquos vicepresident and cricket secretary Khodadad Yazdegardi over the moon ldquoSurya will be the first cricketer from Parsee Gym to play in an ODI World Cup Itrsquos a very proud moment for the club president Mehli Golvala and myself We have seen Surya grow at Parsee Gym since 2011 His progress has been phenomenalrdquo said YazdegardiThe ICC T20 No 1 batsman has represented the country in one Test 26 ODIs and 53 T20I games When asked how Suryakumar 32 should adjust to the 50over format Yazdegardi opined that Suryakumar should watch how he batted during his 2021 ODI debut series in Sri Lanka where he scored 124 runs in three gamesldquoIf Surya goes into bat from the 15th to 20th over he just needs to take singles first He was the Man of the Series in his debut ODI series He should just see what he did right over thereldquo