‘Very happy for Shreyas’: Suryakumar Yadav reacts to Iyer becoming India’s new T20I captain
Suryakumar Yadav congratulated Shreyas Iyer on becoming India's new T20I captain, saying he is "very, very, very happy" for his Mumbai teammate.
Suryakumar Yadav congratulated Shreyas Iyer on becoming India's new T20I captain, saying he is "very, very, very happy" for his Mumbai teammate.
India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai amid growing speculation over his future as skipper ahead of India's upcoming T20 assignments.
Former India selector Devang Gandhi believes Shreyas Iyer is the leading candidate to succeed Suryakumar Yadav as India's T20I captain, citing his proven leadership record in the IPL and domestic cricket.
Former India chief selector MSK Prasad says removing Suryakumar Yadav as T20I captain now would be premature. He backs Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma and others as future leadership options.
In an emotional video released by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday on X, Suryakumar thanked Indian supporters for their relentless backing, saying the victory would not have been possible without their prayers and support.
Kishan’s maiden T20I century and a half-century in the series virtually forced the team management’s hand, making it increasingly untenable to persist with an out-of-form opener on the eve of a T20 World Cup defence.
The left-hander amassed 207 runs in three matches, highlighted by his maiden T20I century, to move up to 32nd position in the rankings released ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup, which begins on February 7.
Ponting, who led Australia to World Cup titles in 2003 and 2007, also backed his former side to make a deep run in the tournament beginning February 7 in India and Sri Lanka.
Despite having already sealed the series 3-1, India were in experimental mode in the fourth T20I at Visakhapatnam. The team opted to play five specialist bowlers, keeping all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube out of the bowling plans.
India left out Ishan Kishan due to a niggle and replaced him with an extra bowler in Arshdeep Singh but the plan didn’t work out in terms of the eventual outcome as the hosts lost the contest by 50 runs.
