Former South African captain AB de Villiers feels that India's No. 1 T20 batter Suryakumar Yadav needs a slight tweak in his mindset in order to replicate his success in the 50-over format.
The world No. 1 in shortest format, who has managed to hold onto his spot in India's squad for the upcoming World Cup, averages a poor 24.33 in ODIs, with only two half-centuries in 24 innings with a strike-rate of 101.38.
Suryakumar himself has referred to numbers as "really bad".
Suryakumar, who has modelled his batting in De Villiers 360-degree hitting style, has found a fan in the South African.
"You guys know I'm a big fan (of Surya). He plays in a similar manner to how I used to play, but in ODIs, he hasn't cracked it yet," the South African said on his YouTube channel 'AB de Villiers 360'.
"It is a tiny little mind switch that he's got to make, and he's got all the ability and capabilities that he needs to do that," he added.
"I am very relieved to see SKY in the World Cup squad, I'm very happy about it. I hope he gets this opportunity in this World Cup," he said.
"Looking at the balance of the Indian squad, he might not start, but a World Cup is a long tournament. So let's see what happens then," he added.
Asked about Sanju Samson's exclusion from the World Cup squad, De Villiers said: "I don't have to say much about him. We know what he's capable of."