Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team won the T20 World Cup 2026 but their performance in this tournament was very poor. After this, Surya’s bat did not work even in IPL. Now there are reports that Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy is about to go. There are reports that Team India may soon make some other player the captain in place of Surya. Former Chief Selector MSK Prasad has given his reaction on this report. Prasad said that if Suryakumar Yadav was immediately removed from the captaincy of T20, it would be a big mistake. He said that for now only Suryakumar Yadav should be retained as captain and the future captain should be groomed along with him.
What did MSK Prasad say on Suryakumar Yadav?
Suryakumar Yadav MSK Prasad gave a big argument behind keeping him as captain. He wrote in his column, ‘The biggest reason for keeping Suryakumar Yadav as captain is that Team India does not have the option of T20 captaincy. Constant change of captain can spoil the atmosphere of the team. Team India needs a good transition plan. I think the selectors and team management should prepare the next leaders of T20. Players like Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Tilak Verma and Ishan Kishan can be made future T20 captains.
MSK Prasad further wrote, ‘For the next 6 months, these players should learn in different series and conditions under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav. With this, the depth of leadership of the Indian team will move forward without any setback.
Why is it important to keep Suryakumar Yadav in the team?
MSK Prasad told why it is important to retain Suryakumar Yadav in the T20 team also. According to him, no other batsman has the art like Suryakumar Yadav. He has such shots which are very difficult to field. MSK Prasad wrote, ‘Be it a scoop over fine leg or a lofted shot over covers. Or playing the good length ball behind the square, hardly any other Indian batsman has the skill like Suryakumar Yadav. It is important to have something different from others in T20 cricket. India has technically strong batsmen but no one like Surya.
Suryakumar Yadav’s form is bad
Talking about the current form of Suryakumar Yadav, this player has scored only 270 runs in 13 matches of IPL at an average of 20.76. He scored only 2 half-centuries. As a result, Mumbai Indians team did not even reach the playoffs. Not only this, Suryakumar Yadav also failed with the bat in the T20 World Cup 2026. This right-handed batsman could score only 242 runs in 9 matches at an average of 30.25. Surya had scored the only half-century against America.
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