Suryakumar Yadav’s time captaining India’s T20 side may soon be up. Since the T20 World Cup last year, his form has continued to dip significantly. The selectors have started to think about Suryakumar’s future on the team, including whether he’s still captain material or if he should be on the team at all.
At first, Suryakumar was the darling of the selection committee after India’s World Cup win. But after some not-so-great performances lately, the committee has started looking at him with different eyes. There’s talk among members of the committee led by Ajit Agarkar that their patience is running out with regard to his performance and whether he can return to what made him so good at T20 format.
The selectors are reviewing the situation in anticipation of upcoming tours in Ireland and England from June 20 through July 20 for limited overs. Although Gautam Gambhir has publicly and privately been behind Suryakumar, his poor performances lately have not helped his cause as skipper.
Suryakumar had a dreadful campaign in this year’s Indian Premier League, where he only had 270 runs.
He has not performed well at all this season, scoring 2 half centuries with a batting average of only 20.77. His struggles have also carried over to other domestic and local T20 matches. Just recently in a local domestic match, he scored 19 (11) without hitting a six. He is currently under a lot of pressure and is struggling with his performance.
Some people have speculated on whether a possible wrist injury has affected his stroke play. In this season he hit only 10 sixes from 183 total deliveries. Suryakumar has expressed that he is not currently dealing with any such injuries during an interview with the official broadcaster of the IPL, saying that any fitness problems weren’t the cause of his poor performance this season.
There has been much conversation about the leadership position of Suryakumar Yadav; however, no official decision has been made yet. Internal discussions about moving away from Suryakumar Yadav have taken place during the weekly meeting of the national selectors. On Wednesday, the five-member national selection panel met virtually to review several cricketing problems, including appointing a new captain.
A selection committee meeting will take place on June 6 in Mumbai and is likely to make important decisions about India’s T20 future. Although there has not yet been an announcement of the scheduled meeting, it appears that Agarkar will address the media after the meeting takes place.
Meanwhile, there is no clear direction for Suryakumar Yadav’s future as the T20 captain of India. The communication from the selectors may have a lot to do with whether or not they want to stick with him and rely on his experience or if they want to go in a different direction and create a new beginning.
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