India, Sept. 20 -- Batting great Sunil Gavaskar gave his honest take on Suryakumar Yadav's not batting in the dead-rubber against Oman in the Asia Cup 2025 group stage. The legendary batter lauded Surya's innovative mindset, pointing to past instances where his unconventional approach as captain had also stood out. The Indian skipper decided to stay on the sidelines against Oman, allowing other batters to spend time in the middle and gain match practice, even as the team went eight down in Dubai.

Meanwhile, India's batting performance wasn't up to their usual standards as they failed to cross the 200-run mark and posted 188/9 in 20 overs. Sanju Samson was the highest run-getter with 56 off 45 balls, while Abhishek Sharma (38), Axar Patel...