Suryakumar Yadav and SHUBMAN GILL (X) Bombay: When the new poster boy was an Indian cricket, SHUBMAN GILL, appointed more captain of the T20 team, he created a positive buzz. For Suryakumara Yadava, however, this announcement carried a very different message: selectors may have just warned him.Harshly? Maybe. Unfair? Maybe. After all, he is a man with a winning percentage that is approaching 80 as a captain. However, when the chairman of the Ajit Agarkar announced last month, the Asia Cup report, based on Bcci’s Ivory Tower, was unmistakable: Captain’s work is not just about victory – runs must flow from his own bats.
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As captain Surya performed in 22 matches and scored 558 runs on average 26.57, with one century and four halves. These numbers pale compared to its blistering form than the captain’s crown heavily weighed on the head. At that time, in 61 games, without leading duties, he plundered 2,040 runs on average eye 43.40, two centuries and the 17th years.From this attractive 75 against Bangladesh in Hyderabad last October, the runs dried up. The England series with five matches at home was a personal low point, scoring 28 with the highest 21 and a few ducks to put salt into the wounds.
Mumbai: Captain of the Indian cricket team T20 Suryakumar Yadav during a press conference, which announced the Indian group for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) (PTI08_19_2025_000240B)
The whispering before selecting the Asia Cup was that Surya was not told by any uncertain term – first correct your launch.“His numbers declining (while India’s leaders) are worried,” says former Opener of India Wasim Jaffer, who captain Surya in the first days in the first class in cricket with Mumbai.
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“The fact that he does not get runs is a problem. In the last few international games he played, he tried to score mostly behind a square on the side of his foot. Bowlers.Numbers back Jaffer’s words. Last season, Surya was in Vintage – 717 mode in 16 shifts in a sinking blow of 168.
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But the Asia Cup is another animal. It brings its own pressures – more teams, high betting and captain’s plate overflowing with responsibility. For Surya, it is not just a challenge about how to correct the order of batting or naiting the team combination. It is about setting the tone when launching to any number it chooses and proving that it can still own a stage.Yet there is another subplot. In XI there will be four captains counting Surya. Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah led India. Gill is obviously modified for future leadership. Can it be a recipe for confusion? Jaffer doesn’t think so.“Every tour, every series, you have more captain. That doesn’t mean the captain is at risk,” he says. “Selectors clarified it – Bumrah can’t play every series, so it’s out. Hardik? They don’t look at him for now. He leaves SHUBMAN and maybe Shreyas when he returns.”
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“On the contrary, experienced head like a hardik, Bumrah and SHUBMAN will only help at the teeth. But at the end of the day, Surya must speak hard.” For a man who has redefined the T20 launch with his bold incident, it is now a question of whether he can find his magic under the weight of expectations. The Asian Cup is not just another tournament for Suryakumar Yadav. It is a test – and the world waits if Sky will emerge from the shadow of doubt.“Every tournament has its own challenges,” Jaffer explains. “This is a multi-natural cup. It was just a bilateral series before. India was well bounced to win the series after losing matches with South Africa and England. It is not under pressure before, but it will be different.Jaffer believes that Sury’s personality causes him to be suitable for this role. “He has done this job for some time. He’s comfortable at this level. He’s a good communicator and gets the message.”
