Key Points
Rohit Sharma reveals why Suryakumar Yadav was demoted, explains KL Rahul, Axar Patel's promotion in 3rd ODI..
Instead, SKY was demoted to No.7, a move which surprised many and drew flack from former India cricketers like Ajay Jadeja and Aakash Chopra...
Otherwise, how would you explain the No.1-ranked T20I batter registering an unwanted world record of becoming the first cricketer to bag a hat-trick of first-ball ducks in ODIs?.
India's best T20I batter in the last two years lasted only three balls in the entire three-match ODI series against Australia and did not put bat to ball even once..
After India failed to chase down the 270-run target and lost the decider by 21 runs, captain Rohit said Suryakumar was initially slotted to bat at number 5 but the team management held him back to face the Australian attack in the last 15-20 overs..
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