Ex-India wicketkeeper-batsman Farokh Engineer has suggested including Suryakumar Yadav in the playing XI for the Headingley Test against England. "I'd certainly prefer Suryakumar to Pujara or Rahane. They [Pujara and Rahane] are class players, very good players, but Suryakumar is a match-winner," he stated. Pujara scored a total of 70 runs in the two England Tests while Rahane scored 67.