Chennai, Sept. 27 -- Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin backed struggling T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav, who has had an average run this year in the shortest format, saying that he should not be put under pressure and T20 cricket "needs impact, not average".

India and Pakistan will be locking horns in the final of Asia Cup on Sunday in Dubai. The spotlight will be on skipper Suryakumar, who has not looked at his best in T20Is this year and has proved to the world that India's 'Mr 360' is a mortal after all. In five games, he has scored just 71 runs at an average of 23.66 with best of 47* in this tournament. He has struck at a strike rate of 107.57.

However, as a captain this year, he has managed just 99 runs in 10 innings at an...