Suryakumar Yadav's three consecutive golden ducks in the recently-concluded ODI series against Australia at home has created quite a big discussion over India's possible batting line-up for the upcoming 2023 World Cup. The No.1 ranked T20I batter, picked in place of injured Shreyas Iyer, failed to make his case for the World Cup team, leaving veterans and experts concerned as the No.4 debate as re-ignited. Amid the talk, India legend Yuvraj Singh has made a bombastic statement on Suryakumar's three golden ducks.

Suryakumar was never the first-choice player for India despite his blistering form in T20 cricket. Iyer had locked himself as India's No.4 since the previous World Cup. But an unfortunate back injury, that re-occurred during the Ahmedabad Test against Australia, ruled him out of the home ODI series, leaving Suryakumar with a chance to push his case as a first-choice player in the World Cup.

However, much to his misfortune, two unplayable deliveries from Mitchell Starc saw him suffer back-to-back golden ducks in the first two matches before fate served him a similar against Ashton Agar in the third game.

Despite the talk, Yuvraj has backed the India star to bounce back strongly and has predicted that he will play a vital role for India in the ODI World Cup if given an opportunity.

“Every sports person goes thru ups & downs in their career! We’ve all experienced it at sum point. I believe @surya_14kumar is a key player for India & will play an imp role in the #WorldCup if given the opportunities. Let’s back our players coz our Surya will rise again,” he tweete