As long as Suryakumar Yadav played under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, or Hardik Pandya for the Indian team, his game was fantastic. But now, their shine has faded under his own captaincy. He won the team 4–1 as captain in the recently ended five-match T20 series against England, but he failed completely in personal performance. In this series he scored only 28 runs, which is an embarrassing record.
Suryakumar’s disappointing performance
Suryakumar scored only 28 runs in five matches against England, which is the worst performance of an Indian captain in a series. Last year, he scored 26 runs in three innings against South Africa, while this time his situation was worse in five innings. His average was 5.60 in this series. Earlier, he scored against South Africa at an average of 8.66.
Comparison of other captains
In this case, Rohit Sharma is at number three, who scored only 43 runs against South Africa in 2022 at an average of 14.33. Rishabh Pant’s average was also 14.50 that year. Although Suryakumar has achieved many successes during the captaincy in T20 international cricket, he has a disappointing situation as a batsman. Whether he plays at number three or at number four, he has to struggle every time.
Tilak Verma’s emerging talent
Meanwhile, Tilak Verma has performed well at number three under Suryakumar’s captaincy and is constantly scoring runs, making it clear that the image of young players in the Indian cricket team is getting stronger.
