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Suryakumar Yadav has been removed from the T20 captaincy as well as the team. As a captain, the Team India batsman led the team to T20 World Cup 2026 glory, helping them win back-to-back edition titles and become the first team to win three T20 titles as well as the first team to win on home soil.
Another Mumbai-born batsman Shreyas Iyer has been replaced by Suryakumar Yadav. The Punjab Kings captain has been named as the new T20I captain, while the Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the squad for the Asian Games 2026 as well as the tour of Ireland and England. Shreyas has been one of the best captains of India.
Rohit and Sky congratulated Shreyas Iyer
Currently, both Shreyas and Suryakumar Yadav are playing in the T20 Mumbai League 2026 for SOBO Mumbai Falcons and Triumphs Knights respectively. In fact, they are playing against each other tonight. During the toss, Sky congratulated Shreyas on becoming the captain of India and also felt proud as both of them come from the same state.
Apart from congratulating Shreyas Iyer, he also mentioned an interesting fact that all the last 3 T20I captains of India have been from Mumbai, namely Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and now Shreyas Iyer, so it is a historic moment for Mumbai cricket, as two of these three are T20 World Cup winning captains. Now Shreyas has to fulfill a big responsibility.
It is a very proud moment for everyone when Shreyas becomes the captain – Sky
During the toss, Suryakumar Yadav said, “Very happy for Shreyas Iyer. We have played a lot of cricket together for Mumbai and India. The most important thing is that now we have 3 consecutive T20 captains for India from Mumbai and it is a very proud moment for all of us in Mumbai cricket.”
Apart from SKY, Rohit Sharma said, “The way Shreyas Iyer has led the Mumbai franchise, he would love to lead India as well.” It is an honor for both the cricketers as both have been an integral part of the Indian team for the last few years.
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Rohit Surya Shreyas
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– Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) June 6, 2026
India will first tour Ireland for two T20Is on June 26 and 28, followed by a five-match T20I series against England from July 1 to 11. Shreyas returned to India’s T20I squad for the first time since December 3, 2023, when they faced Australia in Bengaluru.
Indian team for England and Ireland: Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Verma (VC), Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dubey, Varun Chakraborty, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
Playing XI of SOBO Mumbai Falcons vs Triumphs Knights MNE
SOBO Mumbai Falcons (Playing XI): Aditya Tare (wicketkeeper/captain), Ishaan Moolchandani, Harsh Aghav, Akash Parkar, Siddharth Raut, Prathamesh Dake, Vedant Gore, Gautam Bharat Vaghela, Yash Dicholkar, Mayuresh Tandel, Awais Khan.
Triumph Knights MNE (Playing XI): Akhil Herwadkar, Shikhar Thakur, Nutan Kumar Goel (w), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Jayesh Pokhare, Sagar Mishra, Makarand Giresh Patil, Parikshit Valsangkar, Minad Manjrekar, Sylvester D’Souza, Vedant Gurav.
Also read: Why did BCCI give special permission to Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s parents to accompany him on the UK tour?
