Ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup, former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar said middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav should focus on his defensive tactics as it comes in handy when the team is two or three wickets down in a match.

Suryakumar, the top-ranked T20I batter, has played 26 ODIs and averages only 24.33 at a strike-rate of 101.38. The right-handed batter made scores of 19, 24 and 35 in the recent ODIs against the West Indies, and before that, he was dismissed for three consecutive first-ball ducks against Australia at home in March.