As captain of India, Suryakumar will leave behind a legacy similar to MS Dhoni: Gavaskar

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar believes Suryakumar Yadav will leave behind a captaincy legacy similar to that of MS Dhoni despite losing both the T20I captaincy and his place in the Indian squad just three months after leading the team to a successful defense of the T20 World Cup title.

In an interview with India Today, Gavaskar praised Suryakumar’s calm demeanor under pressure and compared his temperament to Dhoni. He said the Mumbai batter rarely seemed rattled when things didn’t go India’s way and consistently kept his cool on the field.

“Generally, I think he was someone in the form of, say, MS Dhoni. He didn’t seem to get upset when the team wasn’t doing well. So keeping his cool was something I think he will leave behind as a legacy,” Gavaskar told India Today.