Suryakumar Yadav has finally opened up on the shock of losing his place in the Indian team just

Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo)

Runs had dried up over the previous two years and he did not register a single half-century for India in 2025. After coming in 2026, I felt that, going forward, I would be taking this team forward for another two years. Because when I played cricket with the team for a year or two, and whenever I am playing, so whenever I have been in situations like where there is pressure, where things are not going my way, I have always smiled. Because I felt that this was their call. Because you have not lost a single series in two years. Because when everything is going well, then why?

You have won the World Cup and the Asia Cup.

I was sitting at home for a month and a half,” said SKY. Suryakumar Yadav has finally opened up on the shock of losing his place in the Indian team just months after leading the side to the T20 World Cup title. The World Cup-winning captain was overlooked by the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee for the next series against Ireland and England, with Shreyas Iyer chosen to take over the T20I captaincy. The decision brought an abrupt end to Suryakumar’s tenure despite India not losing a series under his leadership and winning both the T20 World Cup and Asia Cup during his time as captain. Suryakumar’s batting form, however, had been a major concern. At the T20 World Cup, his only notable innings came against the USA at his home ground, the Wankhede Stadium. “I smiled when my name was not there. I have relaxed. And this is what I have seen: the moments in the past when I have had opportunities to do well. “Obviously, the situation that has come now, even I had not thought that this would happen. The Olympics will come. Then there will be another T20 World Cup, another challenge going forward. But at the same time, what you think and what the other person thinks are two different things. It is important for them to respect their own thoughts. If they thought that going forward, this is a better call, they took that call. But I didn’t react. They took that call in that moment. Going forward, if this team can do well under someone else, no problem,” he added. “I have seen the team that they have chosen. I have also played a lot of cricket with Shreyas. And I know he is a good player, a good human being, and a good captain also. So, I was not like, ‘Why did they make him the captain? But yes, I was a little disappointed. Then you want the same thing to go forward. What is the reason for the change? It was going on in my mind.