Veteran batter Suryakumar Yadav is reportedly set to lose his role as India’s T20I captain, with multiple reports suggesting that Shreyas Iyer could take over the position. Although India lifted the T20 World Cup earlier this year under Suryakumar’s leadership, the 35-year-old endured a disappointing campaign with the bat, registering just one half-century, which came against the USA.
Reports also indicate that Suryakumar could be left out of the Indian T20I setup altogether as the team management begins preparations for the 2028 T20 World Cup. More clarity is expected when the BCCI announces the squad for the upcoming tours of Ireland and England on Saturday, June 6. The Mumbai batter has struggled to produce consistent performances for quite some time.
While he impressed during the T20I series against New Zealand before the 2026 T20 World Cup, that run appears to have been an exception rather than a sign of sustained form. If the reports prove true, Suryakumar may have already played his final match for India.
Suryakumar Yadav’s Performance Across T20s Since The Beginning Of 2024
Since the beginning of 2024, Suryakumar Yadav has featured in 103 T20 matches and scored 2,760 runs in 100 innings. He has maintained an average of 32.09 and a strike rate of 153.84, registering one century and nine fifties. The right-hander has also recorded nine ducks during this period.
In T20Is for India national cricket team, Suryakumar has accumulated 1,131 runs from 53 matches at an average of 26.30 and a strike rate of 148.81, including eight half-centuries. During his prime run in 2022 and 2023, he enjoyed far better numbers, averaging in the high 40s while striking at 187.43 in 2022 and 155.95 in 2023.
Since the start of 2024, Suryakumar Yadav has featured in 40 IPL matches for Mumbai Indians, scoring 1,332 runs at an average of 39.17 and a strike rate of 163.23. His tally includes one century and 10 half-centuries. The right-handed batter enjoyed a prolific 2025 campaign, piling up 717 runs at a strike rate of 167.91.
However, he endured a difficult outing in the recently concluded season, managing only 270 runs at an average of 20.76 and a strike rate of 147.54, with two fifties. For his domestic side Mumbai cricket team, Suryakumar has played 10 T20 matches since the beginning of 2024, scoring 297 runs at an average of 33 and a strike rate of 136.23, with just one score of fifty or more.
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