Dubai, 13th Jan (PTI) Suryakumar Yadav’s omission from playing XI did surprise him but former Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal also feels that it is a testimony to India’s tremendous bench strength in white ball cricket.

With KL Rahul donning the big gloves at No. 5 and Hardik Pandya an automatic choice at No. 6 as the pace bowling all-rounder, India’s one and only ‘Mr 360 degree’ will have to wait for his turn despite his phenomenal show in T20 cricket.

“Looking at this Indian team, it shows how much strength is there in the bench. I still feel Surya can play in the middle order in this Indian team,” Chandimal, who will be playing for Desert Vipers in the inaugural ILT20, told

Source: PTI News