‘Time to move on’- Suryakumar Yadav set to be removed as India’s T20I captain; to lose place in team as well- Report

Suryakumar Yadav led India in 52 T20Is, winning 42 games and losing only 8 matches.

Just three months after leading India to the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 triumph, reports have stated that Suryakumar Yadav is set to be removed from India’s T20I captaincy. To add salt to the wound, Suryakumar is also likely to lose his spot in the Indian T20I squad.

A new captain will be chosen for the upcoming cycle by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after consulting with the team management and selection committee. This precedes the tours of England and Ireland that will begin later this month.

“The selection committee, BCCI, and team management, in consultation with coach Gautam Gambhir, have decided that India should go with a new skipper from here on. Under Surya’s captaincy, the team did win the T20 World Cup, but keeping his form and future in mind, they felt it’s time to move on. He won’t be considered for selection, and the decision will be conveyed to Surya soon,” a top BCCI official told The Indian Express.

The Indian team will be playing two T20Is in Ireland before five in England.

Suryakumar Yadav has captained India in 52 games, scoring 1232 runs with a strike rate of 154.96, with one century and 8 fifties to his name. However, since taking over as full-time captain post the T20 World Cup 2024, Suryakumar Yadav has struggled with the bat, scoring 1191 runs with 8 fifties and no centuries.

His poor form with the bat continued in the recent IPL 2026 as well, where he managed 270 runs in 12 games with two fifties and a strike rate of 147.54.

Even as he led India to their third T20 World Cup title in March, Surya’s batting has faced intense scrutiny. In all, Suryakumar Yadav led India in 52 T20I games, winning 42 games and losing only 8 matches.