"Is it a bit unfair for Suryakumar Yadav?" - Fans react as Team India drop ace batter for 2nd IND vs AUS Test

Team India have dropped Suryakumar Yadav to accommodate Shreyas Iyer in their playing XI for the second Test against Australia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The second game of the four-match series got underway on Friday, February 17.

Incidentally, Suryakumar made his international red-ball debut in the first Test in Nagpur. However, the star batter failed to make the most of the opportunity. He managed to score eight off 20 deliveries before being knocked over by senior off-spinner Nathan Lyon.

However, with Shreyas fit and available for selection, this change was always on the cards. He was India's first-choice No. 5 batter, finishing as the team's second-highest run-scorer last year after Rishabh Pant with 422 runs from five Tests.

Meanwhile, fans came up with mixed reactions after not seeing Suryakumar's name on the team sheet. While many felt that it was bound to happen, others reckoned that it was a bit unfair to the right-handed batter.

Here are some of the reactions:

Meanwhile, the hosts made that only change to their winning combination from the Nagpur Test. Australia, on the other hand, have made two changes to their playing XI. Travis Head replaced Matt Renshaw, while Matthew Kuhnemann, who took Mitchell Swepson's place in the squad, earned his maiden Test cap, replacing Scott Boland.

The visitors currently trail 0-1 in the four-match series, having lost the first game in Nagpur by an innings and 132 runs. While the Aussies will look to bounce back, Rohit Sharma and Co. will look to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in Delhi.

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India and Australia Playing XIs

India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Srikar Bharat (wk), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj.

Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Todd Murphy, Nathan Lyon, and Matthew Kuhnemann.

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