Suryakumar Yadav Is "30-Plus", Cant Compare With Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan: Ex-Pakistan Captain Salman Butt

India vs New Zealand: Speaking after the India's recent 3-0 T20I series win, former Pakistan captain Salman Butt criticised Suryakumar Yadav but also stated that the batter could find consistency soon.

Having just completed a 3-0 clean sweep over New Zealand in their recent home T20I series, Team India bounced back to winning ways after a disappointing T20 World Cup. Despite the win on home soil, the hosts will be hoping to get back to work immediately and solve some problems within the unit. Other than the average bowling display in the recent T20 World Cup, the hosts also had plenty of issues in their batting order, especially in their middle order. Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli during the tournament, the likes of Suryakumar Yadav and Rishabh Pant failed to deliver with the bat.

With Rohit Sharma appointed as full-time T20I skipper, India's middle-order once again didn't find consistency in the series against New Zealand. Fans were quick to point out the unreliability of Suryakumar, who scored a match-winning half-century in the first T20I, but flopped in the next two matches.

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt was asked by a fan to share his perspective on Suryakumar's inconsistency. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Butt spoke about how Suryakumar can't be compared to Pant and Ishan Kishan.

"Suryakumar Yadav is mature and has played a lot of domestic cricket. He is 30-plus. So, at this age, a batsman is very mature. You can't compare him to Ishan Kishan or Rishabh Pant's experience. They are relatively younger boys with less experience", he said.

"So, Suryakumar Yadav should be more consistent. Maybe he will become in sometime", he further added.