For former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar, it was a bit of a surprise when India went ahead with Surya as their next T20I captain after the World Cup glory.
Suryakumar Yadav, India and England
Several examples come to mind when the topic of modern T20 batters comes up, and two of those striking names are India's Suryakumar Yadav and England's Liam Livingstone.
Does captaincy take a toll on the performance of a player? Can this additional responsibility affect the primary area of specialisation? Cricket has debated this for ages, with no convincing conclusion. Big names excelled in the dual role. Equally big names saw their own graphs dip when leading.
Pune: Sanju Samson’s technical weaknesses against express pace along with Rinku Singh’s dip in form and fitness issues will be a concern for India when they take on a resurgent England in the fourth T20 International here on Friday.
Read about what Michael Vaughan had to say about Suryakumar Yadav after his batting performance in India's third T20I of the series, only on CricTracker.
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Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav acknowledged their inability to dismiss England's lower order as a key factor in their defeat, while also praising Adil Rashid’s exceptional spin bowling. Despite having England at 127 for 8,
England snapped India’s 12-match T20I winning streak, beating the hosts by 26 runs in the third T20I in Rajkot. With this victory, the visitors kept themselves alive in the five-match series, making it 2-1.
Suryakumar was recently asked whether the cricketers still roam around in the garden, now that Rohit Sharma has retired. Find out what the current Indian T20 captain said, only on CricTracker.
Axar Patel has been appointed as the vice-captain of India's T20I squad for the home series against England. Despite this, says captain Suryakumar Yad