Suryakumar Yadav was a pleased captain after India clinched the T20I series 2-1 against Australia. Just like the series opener in Canberra, inclement weather played spoilsport in the finale at Gabba on Saturday (November 8).

Only three of the five T20Is were completed, and the Men in Blue emerged victorious in two games to continue their unbeaten series streak in the shortest format Down Under.

Addressing the media after the washed out fifth T20I, Suryakumar mentioned that takeaways were positive in all departments of the game.

"I think, leading into the World Cup, it was a very important series. Because we are going to play 15 T20s before the World Cup. Coming to Australia and playing against Australia is a good challenge. It's a good responsibility for all the players. I had said before the tournament started that it will be a very good challenge. And it was challenging," Suryakumar told reporters.

"The first match was going well, it rained. We couldn't win the second game. We won the third and the fourth game. So the comeback was good. And if you look at the takeaways, there were a lot of takeaways. The way we wanted to play T20, we started playing it after the Asia Cup. We have been playing the same brand of cricket. And we haven't changed anything. We just played a few players, a couple of new players. But you can try it in the bilaterals - which player fits where, you can work on the combination,” he added.

"From the bowling point of view, a lot of bowlers have bowled out of position. If you have seen in the last game, Washi [Washington Sundar] bowled the 17th over. So we tried a lot of things and we are slowly getting to know. When you don't try in the match, you don't get to know. I think it's the best place to try out everything. And everyone did their own thing. Batsmen, bowlers, as a team, fielding unit... We are working hard in every department. So according to me, the takeaways were positive in all departments," he further remarked.

During the post-match press conference, Suryakumar was asked how it felt to have his hands on the trophy and the skipper replied by saying that it felt great to finally touch the silverware — a playful dig at the Asia Cup final controversy.

Notably, India won the Asia Cup 2025 by defeating Pakistan in the title clash played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 28.

However, the Suryakumar Yadav-led side were denied the trophy after they refused to collect it from ACC and PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi, who is also a minister in Pakistan’s government and posted anti-India sentiments on social media throughout the tournament.

“It feels great to finally get to touch the trophy. Felt it in my hands, when I was handed over the trophy for the series victory. A few days back another trophy arrived in India our women’s team has won the World Cup. That trophy has also arrived back home. It feels great and getting to touching this trophy as well feels good,” Surya stated.