Overview
- Speaking on Vimal Kumar’s YouTube channel, Suryakumar asked de Villiers to contact him quickly to advise on balancing T20I and ODI batting.
- He conceded he wrongly tried to play ODIs like T20Is and said he has not found the right approach for the 50-over game.
- His ODI ledger stands at 773 runs at an average of 25.76 from 37 matches, with his last appearance coming in the 2023 World Cup final.
- Though he leads India in T20Is and won the 2025 Asia Cup, recent international returns have dipped despite a strong IPL, including modest scores in the current Australia T20I series.
- Reports note an ODI recall would likely require sustained form at available selection windows, and there has been no confirmation of a response from de Villiers or from selectors.