Suryakumar Yadav Captaincy: Even though India defeated South Africa under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, he is being criticized a lot for his form. In such a situation, will his captaincy remain intact? This is a big question?
T20 World Cup 2026 India Team: The Indian team for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 will be announced on Saturday, December 20. A meeting will be held at BCCI headquarters in Mumbai regarding the selection of players. Along with this, the Indian team will also be selected for the T20 series against New Zealand. But the big question is that captain Suryakumar Yadav, under whose captaincy India is continuously winning trophies, is himself struggling with bad form. In such a situation, can the selectors hand over the captaincy to someone else in his place before the T20 World Cup? This is a big question?
Captain’s bat did not work against South Africa
Before the selection for T20 World Cup 2026, the Indian team played a 5-match T20 series against South Africa, which it won 3-1. In the last match, India registered a spectacular victory by 30 runs, but the captain Suryakumar Yadav Even in the last match, he was out after scoring only 5 runs. He scored only 34 runs in 4 innings of the entire series. Not only this series but the entire year was bad for the captain. He scored only 218 runs in 21 innings and did not score a single half-century. In such a situation, the question arises whether the captain’s bad form can create problems for the team in the T20 World Cup?
Read more- What is the secret of Suryakumar Yadav’s strong fitness?
Who is the alternative to Suryakumar Yadav?
Before Suryakumar Yadav, the captaincy of the Indian team in T20 was in the hands of Hardik Pandya. Who recently made a comeback in T20 International and also played a brilliant inning of 63 runs in the last match against South Africa. Also took one wicket. If BCCI snatches the captaincy from Suryakumar Yadav, then Hardik Pandya can be a better option in his place. Apart from this, Sanju Samson or Shubman Gill can also be considered.
Read this also- Team India Selection: Team India announced today for T20i World Cup 2026, who will get the chance?
Can anyone else become the captain of T20?
Suryakumar Yadav has been captaining the Indian team for almost one and a half years. In such a situation, it is being said in many reports that coach Gautam Gambhir and selection committee head Ajit Agarkar will not take the decision to remove the captain as the T20 World Cup is getting closer. However, after the T20 World Cup, the team may consider a new captain, which includes names like Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya and Sanju Samson.