"I've become like Rohit" - Suryakumar Yadav forgets changes in India XI vs Oman at toss

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"I've become like Rohit" - Suryakumar Yadav forgets changes in India XI vs Oman at toss image

India captain Suryakumar hilariously forgot the changes that were made in the starting lineup against Oman in their third and final group stage match of the Asia Cup 2025.

Yadav won the toss in Abu Dhabi and opted to bat first. He was then asked about the starting lineup, to which the skipper revealed that two changes have been made.

While he mentioned fast bowler Harshit Rana's inclusion, he could remember the second name that made his way into the team.

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He even jokingly claimed that he has become like his Mumbai Indians and India colleague Rohit Sharma. The Indian legend has built a reputation for forgetting names very often.

What did Suryakumar Yadav say at toss?

When Ravi Shastri asked SKY for an update on the starting lineup, the captain said: "Harshit comes in. There's one more guy. Oh my god! I've become like Rohit (Sharma). Let me see. Ya, I told Harshit. We have two changes."

Incidentally, Oman captain Jatinder Singh too forgot the name of one of the two changes in their starting lineup, which featured against UAE in their last match.

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What were the changes in the India starting XI against Oman?

Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh came in place of Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy. 

India XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.

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Ritabrata is a content producer for The Sporting News' India edition