Suryakumar Yadav may have lost his spot in India’s T20I squad, but the batting star seems to be focused on winning back the trust of the team management as he continues to sweat it out in the nets. Hours
after India completed a 3-0 clean sweep of Zimbabwe in a T20I series, Surya dropped a clip of him running and batting at the Vasoo Paranjape Cricket Academy.
“Sunday was fun. Quick run. Batted around 1000 balls for 3 hours. Felt good,” Surya wrote.
Sunday was fun. Quick run 🏃🏾
Batted around 1000 balls for 3 hours.
Felt good 💪 pic.twitter.com/x6wH9Ebpmv— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) July 26, 2026
The 35-year-old Surya led India to a historic T20 World Cup triumph in March this year, but a couple of months later, in a surprising call, the men’s selection committee decided to move on and dropped him from the squad itself while appointing a new captain in Shreyas Iyer.
Surya may have joined an elite list of Indian captains who have won the T20 World Cup, but his form with the bat has been a matter of concern for some time now. It’s likely that the selectors were keeping an eye on how he performs in the IPL 2026 where his returns were modest, following which they took the big call.
Ajit Agarkar, the chairman of the selection committee, had explained that the decision was based on Surya’s current form and also keeping in mind the next two-year cycle leading up to the T20 World Cup and LA Olympics where cricket will make its return after a 128-year absence.
“With regards to Surya, obviously, it’s a tough one… having just won the World Cup. But as it happens after most World Cups, we try and reassess what the best way forward is,” Agarkar told reporters.
“Partly his own form, but also looking at the next two-year cycle or a little bit more than two years now till the next World Cup, we thought this was the best way forward. Of course, it’s a tough decision. Someone who led you in the World Cup, it’s not the easiest thing to try and change. But like I said, we’ve not had any international cricket after that World Cup. Partly the form, but partly also how we go forward is always at the back of your mind,” he added.
