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Former Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin has criticized BCCI and national selectors over the ongoing discussion regarding Suryakumar Yadav. There have been reports that Suryakumar Yadav may not only lose India’s T20I captaincy, but he may also be dropped from the team for the upcoming tours of Ireland and England.
These speculations have stunned many as Suryakumar had led India to the T20 World Cup title earlier this year and had not lost a single T20 series as captain. Despite this, considering Suryakumar’s poor form with the bat, the national selectors now seem ready to move in a different direction.
Shreyas Iyer is set to replace Suryakumar Yadav as India’s T20I captain
The All India Senior Men’s Selection Committee will meet on Saturday (June 6) to choose the squad for the upcoming T20 series in Ireland and England. While Shreyas Iyer is expected to take over as the new captain, the right-handed batsman is set to be dropped from the team completely.
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The main reason behind this move is his long-running poor form with the bat. Mumbai Indians had a disappointing IPL 2026 season after Suryakumar did not have a very impressive T20 World Cup campaign. Even in the current Mumbai T20 League, Suryakumar’s struggle continues.
Ravichandran Ashwin questions selectors’ ‘human touch’ as Suryakumar Yadav faces threat of being dropped from India
However, Ravichandran Ashwin is not happy with the way things are turning out. Ashwin feels that it makes sense to remove Suryakumar Yadav from the post of captain, but it makes sense to completely drop him from the team. He questioned whether the selectors had lost the human touch.
Ashwin explained that the Mumbai Indians batsman entered IPL 2026 when he was going through a big phase in his personal life as he was preparing to become a father, and such moments naturally affect a player’s focus and intensity.
Ravichandran Ashwin, on his YouTube channel “Aish Ki Baat”, said: “There was hope that his intensity would go down, but one should not forget that he was a T20 World Cup-winning captain. Where have we lost the human touch? Where has it gone? The Indian captain who won the tournament could have had a little human touch. I accept that he did not perform with the bat, but give him some time. Give him one last chance. Removing him from the captaincy is fine. But removing him How is it okay?”
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Ravichandran Ashwin criticizes ‘brutal’ approach as Suryakumar Yadav could be dropped from T20 squad
Ashwin felt that the selectors were being too strict on Suryakumar Yadav. He agreed that the Mumbai batsman’s recent batting performances have not been good enough, but he also reminded everyone that he had led India to the T20 World Cup title not long ago.
The former all-rounder has said that if the selectors wanted a new captain, they could have handed over the leadership to someone else while keeping Suryakumar in the team. He urged Indian think tanks not to be so “cruel”; The experienced batsman deserved a little more patience and a few more chances to prove himself before being dropped from the team.
Ashwin said, “I was reading somewhere that India needs this ruthless mentality. Just like Australia. Let me tell you, this does not happen in Australia. There is solid communication. Suryakumar deserved to be in the team. If he does not perform in the next two or three series, the selectors can tell him that we are ahead of you.”