Suryakumar Yadav ‘Not up to mark’ for Indian team? Former Indian star’s views

Wasim Jaffer has made his observations, and has stated that Suryakumar Yadav has not brought out the best outcome from all the opportunities that he had in the T20 internationals ahead of the Asia Cup 2025.

Since Suryakumar Yadav got appointed as the T20I captain, he scored 558 runs in 22 matches. Though some of these numbers can be because of him changing positions in the middle-order, his performance in the last T20I series against England was horrific- as he scored just 28 runs- averaging at 5.60 and 2 ducks.

“His numbers dropping (while leading India) is a worry,” Jaffer said, as quoted by The Times of India. “His not getting the runs is a concern. In the last few internationals he played, he was looking to score mostly behind square on the leg side. His shot selection was not up to the mark. But he has since worked on his game, and as we saw, he was a completely different player in the IPL. He started scoring on the offside as well. When Surya plays shots all around the wicket, there’s not much the bowlers can do. He is very dangerous. Then there isn’t margin for the bowlers. He has done well in the IPL; hopefully, that should continue,” said Wasim Jaffer.

“Every tour, every series, you have a vice-captain. It doesn’t mean the captain is under threat,” Jaffer said. “Selectors have made it clear — Bumrah can’t play every series, so he’s out. Hardik? They’re not looking at him for now. That leaves Shubman and maybe Shreyas (Iyer) when he’s back,” he added.