Team India all-rounder Shivam Dube has backed skipper Suryakumar Yadav despite his lean patch in the shorter format of the national cricket team. Dube stated that Suryakumar remains a rare match-winner who can decide games on his own, ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026 in February-March next year.
In 2025, Surya has scored only 201 runs in 14 T20Is at an average of 14.36 and a strike rate of 126.42. He also struggled against South Africa in the ongoing five-match series. The Indian captain, who walked out to bat at No. 4, scored 12 runs before being dismissed by Lungi Ngidi in the third T20I in Dharamshala.
Can Win You Five Out of Five Matches - Shivam Dube Backs Suryakumar YadavSuryakumar Yadav last scored a half-century in T20Is in October 2024, and questions around his form have grown louder. However, Shivam Dube said that a temporary lean patch does not diminish Suryakumar's value. He added that SKY's influence goes beyond statistics, describing him as a match-winner.
