Team India captain Rohit Sharma said that <\/strong>Suryakumar Yadav was very unfortunate to register golden ducks in all three games of the ODI series against Australia at home. He opined that too much cannot be read into the batter\u2019s performance, as he played so few deliveries.<\/p>\n The 32-year-old Suryakumar was trapped by Australian left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc in the first two ODIs. He was under immense pressure to retain his place in the team for the decider in Chennai. The management backed him, but he was again dismissed first ball, this time against left-arm spinner Ashton Agar off a skidder.<\/p>\n Yadav’s woeful form, in injured Shreyas Iyer<\/a>\u2019s absence, hurt India\u2019s fortunes, as they lost the third ODI by 21 runs to concede the series 2-1. At a press conference following the defeat, Rohit<\/a> opened up on Suryakumar\u2019s forgettable performance with the willow:<\/p>\n \u201cHe played only three balls in the series. I don\u2019t know how much you can look into it. He got three good balls. Today, (Wednesday) I didn\u2019t think it was that great a ball. He just chose the wrong shot. He should have, maybe, come forward. He knows best.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cHe plays spin so well, which is why we wanted to hold him back and give him that role of last 15-20 overs. But it\u2019s really unfortunate that he could only play three balls in the series. That can happen to anyone. The potential, the quality is always there. He\u2019s just going through that phase right now.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Having made his one-day debut in July 2021, Suryakumar<\/a> has featured in 23 games in the format, scoring 433 runs at a poor average of 24.05.<\/p>\n\u201cDidn\u2019t want our right-handers to get stuck\u201d – Rohit on Axar Patel batting ahead of Suryakumar Yadav<\/h2>\n