Suryakumar Yadav was removed as India T20I captain and also dropped from the squad as the BCCI named squads for the Ireland, England Tours and Asian Games.
The writing was on the wall for Suryakumar Yadav, who was going through a rough patch, and with an eye on the future, the BCCI decided to move on from one of India’s most prolific T20I batters and captain, who recently led India to a win in the ICC T20 World Cup 2027.
On Saturday, Suryakumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer met each other during the Mumbai T20 League match, where Suryakumar Yadav lauded Shreyas Iyer, saying that it’s a moment of pride and celebration. “As you said, so many things happening, but obviously very, very, very happy for Shreyas as he’s getting to lead the T20 Indian team. We played a lot of cricket together in Bombay. Most important thing, what I felt, is that three back-to-back Mumbai captains going on to lead T20s for India. I think it’s a very proud moment, and everyone needs to celebrate that,” Surya said at the toss.
Rohit Heaps Praise On Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav
Meanwhile, former India captain Rohit Sharma, who is the brand ambassador of the Mumbai T20 League, praised Shreyas Iyer, highlighting his tremendous record as captain in IPL. Iyer’s case as India captain was boosted due to his great IPL records where he led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to the title in 2024, and followed it up by taking Punjab Kings to the final in IPL 2025.
“I’m sure looking at how he has captained in the last few years for his franchise, he’s going to have a good time,” Rohit, the brand ambassador of the T20 Mumbai League, said here on Saturday.
“Look, playing in Mumbai, representing Mumbai teaches you a lot of things. If you ask anyone who has captained India or Mumbai before us, they’ll tell you the same thing. Nothing comes easy here. I’m pretty sure it’s the same elsewhere as well. But here – I’m just talking about Mumbai – nothing comes easy.” “You have to really earn it so captaincy is also something that you have to earn and earn the respect of people around you and that is something that all these guys have it,” he said.
Rohit also had great things to say for Suryakumar Yadav. “I’m pretty sure nothing has come easy, especially for Surya,” Rohit said.
“He made his India debut at 30 or 31, if I’m not wrong, which means that he never gave up. He always wanted to be in the fight and when it came, he wanted to grab it with both hands, and he did it,” he added.