Suryakumar Yadav, former India captain who won the 2026 T20 World Cup, revealed how he got inspired by the MS Dhoni biopic “MS Dhoni: The Untold Story” to "knock down" the doors of the national selectors and make a comeback.

The right-hander, who is leading Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, chased down 173 with over seven overs remaining after hitting an unbeaten 60 off 21 with six fours and five sixes against Hyderabad.

Four of Suryakumar's sixes went out of the ground, necessitating a change of ball each time, while BCCI East Zone selector Shiv Sunder Das kept a close check on the game at the Jadavpur University Campus in Kolkata. Following the game, he made a joke about his intention to hit.

“In the movie, his (Dhoni, played by Sushant Singh Rajput) friends [asked him to] hit sixes where the selectors are sitting. That was my plan today. It would have been nice if the selectors were sitting near the straight boundary. My aim is to score runs consistently and help the team win. I’m just enjoying this entertaining format and want to play freely,” Suryakumar Yadav said, as quoted by Cricinfo.

Suryakumar reaffirmed his displeasure at being left out of the Indian squad and having Shreyas Iyer take his place as captain right after the World Cup.

“It’s not easy to win an ICC event, especially at home, which nobody has done in the past. It felt great to win that tournament. But the selectors must have thought of something to decide [to change captaincy]. But I was definitely disappointed. If you’re not sad after such things, how will you turn it into passion? The same hunger that I had to play for India is back now. I want to play for the country again, so I have to knock down the [selectors’] door. My intent is clear—to make a comeback," he added.

Mumbai will next play Gujarat on November 16 in Kolkata.