Sanjay Bangar said he didn't expect Suryakumar Yadav to become India's T20I captain and admitted that the decision left him shocked
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.
Team India's assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate played down skipper Suryakumar Yadav's lean run with the bat in T20Is.
Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has pinpointed one error made by India captain Suryakumar Yadav in their loss to England in the third T20I.
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.
India had reduced England to 127/8 in 16 overs but allowed the visitors to post 171/9 in 20 overs. In their chase of 172, the hosts managed just 145/9, falling short by 26 runs.
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.
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.
India's assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate dismissed concerns over Suryakumar Yadav's dry run with the bat, saying the Indian captain is just a few shots away from regaining his form.
Suryakumar Yadav has been in charge of the Indian T20I team after the T20 World Cup-winning skipper Rohit Sharma retired from the shortest international format. Surya has not had the best of the times with the bat after assuming the full-time leadership role.
Suryakumar Yadav and Jos Buttler heaped praise on Adil Rashid as the spinner helped England secure a 26-run win over India in the Rajkot T20I on Tuesday, January 28. Rashid picked up the key wicket of Tilak Varma and scored vital runs in the end.