Former India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav shared a training video on social media amid the India-Zimbabwe tour. The star batsman posted clips of intense batting sessions and fitness drills at the Vasu Paranjape Cricket Academy in Mumbai as he focused on winning back the trust of the team management.
Shreyas Iyer-led India won the T20I series 3-0 over Zimbabwe in Harare on Sunday, July 26. Suryakumar, who captained India to the 2026 T20 World Cup title, was left out of the squad for the tour of Ireland and England. The right-handed batsman’s name was not even considered for the Zimbabwe tour.
Sunday was fun – Suryakumar Yadav shares practice update
Suryakumar Yadav took to social media to give fans an update on his training at the Vasu Paranjape Cricket Academy in Mumbai. The 35-year-old shared a video of his batting and fitness exercises. He is working hard to make a comeback in the Indian T20 team.
Suryakumar Yadav wrote, “Sunday was fun. Fast runs batted around 1000 balls for 3 hours. Loved it motiv.”
Sunday was fun. run quickly
Batted around 1000 balls for 3 hours.
I liked it motiv pic.twitter.com/x6wH9Ebpmv– Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) July 26, 2026
Ajit Agarkar explains why India moved ahead with Suryakumar
BCCI announced Shreyas Iyer as India’s new T20I captain during the squad announcement for the tour of Ireland and England in June. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar said the decision was based on Suryakumar Yadav’s recent batting form and the team’s long-term plans..
“With respect to Surya, obviously, it is tough… having just won the World Cup. But as happens after most World Cups, we try and reassure him about what is the best way to move forward,” Agarkar told reporters.
The selectors also kept the 2026 T20 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics in mind while planning the next cycle. Suryakumar averaged 30.25 and strike rate 136.72 during India’s successful 2026 T20 World Cup campaign.
His form further declined in IPL 2026, where he scored 270 runs in 13 matches at an average of 20.76. Overall, he averaged only 26 in 33 T20I innings last year, which led the selectors to drop him from the team despite his success as captain.
Suryakumar Yadav left a brilliant record of captaincy
Despite losing both the captaincy and his place in the T20 team, Suryakumar finished his tenure as one of India’s most successful captains in the format. They won 40 of their 52 matches and lost only eight.
Under his leadership, India won the 2025 Asia Cup, won the T20I series in Australia and won the 2026 T20 World Cup. His leadership record is one of the best among India’s T20I captains. He has also made an excellent batting record in T20Is.
Suryakumar has scored 3,272 runs in 113 matches at an average of 36.35 and a strike rate of 162.94, with 25 half-centuries, four centuries and a highest score of 117. He is third in India’s all-time T20I run-scorer list behind Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
