Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav has not been in the greatest forms in the shortest format.
The Men in Blue brace themselves for the T20 World Cup 2026, with a five-match T20I series against New Zealand being the perfect preparation ahead of the coveted tournament. However, one of their biggest concerns would be the form of skipper Suryakumar Yadav.
The Indian T20I skipper has not been amongst the runs for quite some time now. To put some context to that statement, Suryakumar Yadav could not breach the 50-run mark even once in 2025, with his last T20I fifty coming in October 2024 against Bangladesh at home.
In the last series against South Africa at home, the Mumbai Indians (MI) batter managed 34 runs across four innings. It was pretty evident that changes in technique were imminent after that, but the Indian skipper is not a big believer in change.
Suryakumar Yadav spoke to the media ahead of the commencement of the T20I series against New Zealand in Nagpur, addressing various topics. One of these topics was his form and lack of runs lately, for which he had an answer ready up his sleeve.
“I don’t think I need to change the way that has given me success over the last three-four years. As you said, I have been batting really well at the nets. In terms of scoring runs, I will stick to my methods. If that gives me runs, great. Else, I’ll go back to the drawing board,” said the Indian skipper.
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For the Indian skipper, a huge chunk of his game is about premeditating what the bowlers are trying to do. On numerous occasions, Suryakumar Yadav has tried to hit balls from outside off towards the leg-side and has got himself into trouble.
In the four matches against Australia Down Under, the 35-year-old got off to starts three times out of four, but was not able to convert them into big totals. Such was the story in the Asia Cup 2025, where Suryakumar was not able to get into the groove.
The Indian skipper relied on the fact that he had been batting brilliantly in the nets for the Blues, and that a bi score might just be around the corner.
Since the beginning of 2025, his average stands at 13.62, at a strike-rate of 123.16, as opposed to his career strike-rate in excess of 160. His average has also fallen from 35.29, which will be a huge cause of concern for the Indians heading into the World Cup.
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