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BCCI’s hunt for a new full-time captain of T20I India is over now. After Rohit Sharma retired from the format, the Indian Cricket Board was looking for a new T20 skipper. Hardik Pandya who was the obvious successor after Rohit has been suspected by many cricket pundits that he might miss out on a big job.
After Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav has been making a stir about who might be the new T20I captain of Team Blue. Gautam Gambhir, the new head coach of Team India is the one who favors Suryakumar Yadav for the Team India captaincy.
Sky aka Suryakumar Yadav is known for his 360° batting style but can he fit for the big role? In this blog, we have summarized his captaincy record for all formats including T20, IPL, ODI, and Test.
Suryakumar Yadav and the Indian T20I team will leave for the Sri Lanka tour on Monday, July 22nd. As he has been selected as the T20I captain, Gautam Gambhir said he is the perfect T20I player. We are not considering Suryakumar Yadav an ODI player yet.
But first, let’s check out Suryakumar Yadav’s early captaincy record in domestic and first-class cricket:
Suryakumar Yadav Captaincy Records in All Formats
Suryakumar Yadav Captaincy T20I Stats
The India home series of 5 T20I against Australia, is the series when Suryakumar debuted as a captain in International cricket. After the 2023 ODI World Cup, It was the first series India played against Australia in December 2023. In IND vs AUS, Suryakumar and his co. successfully claimed victory and registered the series to India with a 4-1 win.
Later in the same month, Sky led Team India in a home-away series against South Africa for the 3 T20I series. The first game between Proteas and India was abandoned due to rain and in the remaining two games both teams won 1-1 game respectively leaving a series tie. Unfortunately, Suryakumar injured his ankle while fielding in the final game of the series and was ruled out for 3 months. He made his return for Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2024 season.
The overall Suryakumar Yadav Captaincy T20 stats and records are down below.
| Statistics | Record |
|---|---|
| Match played | 22 |
| Won | 18 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Tied/NR | 1 |
| Toss Won | – |
| Win % | 81.81% |
Also Read: Suryakumar Yadav Centuries List
Suryakumar Yadav IPL Captaincy Record
In the IPL 2023 season, Suryakumar Yadav played the role of captaincy for the Mumbai Indians in just one game. Chasing a 185-run target, Suryakumar Yadav bagged 43 off 25 balls and led Mumbai Indians toward a victory defeating Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets with 14 balls remaining.
The Table below shows all Suryakumar Yadav Captaincy records for the IPL-
| Statistics | Record |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 1 |
| Won | 1 |
| Match Losses | 0 |
| Tied/NR | – |
| Winning Percentage | 100 |
Suryakumar Yadav Captaincy ODI Stats
From 2021 to 2023, Suryakumar Yadav has only played 35 innings in 37 games during his ODI career. He bagged 773 runs with an average of 25.76 and a strike rate of 105.02 in 37 ODI games. However, he hasn’t been given the responsibility to lead the squad in the International one-day game yet.
The overall Suryakumar Yadav Captaincy ODI stats and records are down below.
| Statistics | Record |
|---|---|
| Match played | – |
| Won | – |
| Losses | – |
| Tied/NR | – |
| Win % | – |
Suryakumar Yadav Captaincy Test Stats
Top-notch white ball cricket batter Suryakumar Yadav has only played one inning in his International Test cricket career and scored 8 runs. However, Suryakumar has a long time to make himself a name in Test Cricket. To this date, he hasn’t played any game as a captain in International test cricket.
Rohit Sharma only stepped down from his T20 Captaincy, when a former Indian captain said goodbye to the T20I format. However, Rohit will continue his Test and ODI career and lead Team India towards Champions Trophy 2025 and World Test Cricket Final 2025.
The overall Suryakumar Yadav Captaincy Test stats and records are down below.
| Statistics | Record |
|---|---|
| Match played | – |
| Won | – |
| Losses | – |
| Tied/NR | – |
| Win % | – |
Suryakumar Yadav Captaincy Record in FC, Domestic
During the 2014-2015 Ranji Trophy season, Suryakumar led team Mumbai for a short period. LAter for the 2019-2020 season, Suryakumar was once again announced as a captain of Mumbai and led the team in the tournament.
For the 2020-2021 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 once again Suryakumar handled the captaincy of the Mumbai squad. He also captained the Team India C squad in the first Class cricket ahead of the 2019 Deodhar Trophy.
Ahead of the SL vs IND three T20I series, Suryakumar Yadav replaced Hardik Pandya announced as a new captain who will lead the squad on foreign soil. It will be interesting to watch the new T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav leading India on 27th July in Pallekele.
FAQs
Q.1 Why is Suryakumar Yadav the captain?
Ans: During his brief captaincy career in T20I, Suryakumar Yadav led team India in 7 games 5 wins, and 2 losses. During those matches, Suryakumar Yadav also delivered outstanding innings including 2 fifties and 1 century as a captain. It shows his excellence as a leader and player who can take bigger career responsibility.
Q.2 Who is the vice-captain of India?
Ans: Shubman Gill has replaced Hardik Pandya ahead of the T20I series against Sri Lanka in 2024 and became the vice-captain.
Q.3 Who is the new T20I captain of India?
Ans: After Rohit Sharma retired from the T20I format, Suryakumar Yadav was nominated as the new T20 India captain on Thursday 18th July. He replaced Hardik Pandya who had been expecting a new skipper until yesterday.
