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Suryakumar Yadav has a wish to revive his ODI career and wants to keep his dream alive of making it to the World Cup team in 2027. Suryakumar has sent a heartfelt message to one of his idols, AB de Villiers, pleading for guidance for an ODI comeback.

Speaking to journalist Vimal Kumar on YouTube, India's T20I captain Suryakumar admitted that he has struggled to balance his white-ball game across formats and hopes the great Protean de Villiers can show him the way. "If I meet him soon, I would like to ask him how he managed to balance his T20I and ODI games," Suryakumar said. "I haven’t been able to do so. I thought ODIs should be played like T20Is. I want to ask him what he did to be successful in both formats."

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The 33-year-old, who last played an ODI in 2023, has featured in 37 matches, scoring 773 runs at an average of just 25. Having been a remarkable T20I player for India over the past few years, Suryakumar hasn't done justice to his potential in the ODI format, which led to his absence from the setup after the ODI World Cup 2023.

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Even after a stellar IPL 2025 season, where he smashed over 600 runs, Suryakumar's performances with the bat in international cricket haven't mirrored that success lately. He is currently in action in the five-match away T20I series against Australia. When the interviewer assured him that de Villiers would receive his message, Suryakumar turned to the camera and made a direct plea.

"AB, if you are listening to this, please get in touch with me quickly. There are three or four important years ahead for me. I’m very keen on playing ODI cricket. Please help me! I couldn’t balance T20Is and ODIs," SKY requested.

Suryakumar stands eighth in the ICC men's T20I batters' rankings. He is the third top run-getter for India in the T20Is with 2734 runs to his name in 93 career matches at an average of 36.94 on the back of 21 fifties and four centuries.

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