Suryakumar Yadav has been facing scrutiny, not just as India's T20I captain but also as a batter searching for form, as the national selectors have now announced the squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2026 and five-match T20I series against New Zealand.
The Indian cricket team might have recently beat South Africa 3-1 in the five-match T20I series at home, but Suryakumar Yadav's own numbers have raised concern. He managed 12, 5, 12, and 5 against South Africa, and he ended the 2025 season without a single fifty in T20I cricket.
Suryakumar Yadav under pressure as Shubman Gill gets shock ICC T20 World Cup 2026 snubOverall, the Indian skipper has amassed 218 runs in 19 T20I innings at an average of just over 13 with a strike rate of 123 this year. As India prepares to defend their ICC T20 World Cup title, the Men in Blue will need much more from their skipper Suryakumar Yadav with the bat.
