Bollywood actress Khushi Mukherjee recently made a big claim on Indian T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav ahead of India’s campaign in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. Suryakumar Yadav has been selected as the captain in the ICC T20 World Cup, despite his poor form.
Indian captain Suryakumar is not on national duty at the moment, and as per BCCI orders, he will return for Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He will take part in the home matches and then join the Indian squad for the New Zealand T20.
The New Zealand T20I will begin on January 21 and will be the last five matches for India before the ICC T20 World Cup. The final T20I is scheduled for the 31st of the month, a week before the ICC T20 World Cup begins on 7 February.
Bollywood actress Khushi Mukherjee has recently made a big claim, in which she has tarnished the image of Indian captain Suryakumar before the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup. She claimed that Suryakumar was among those who used to send her a lot of messages earlier.
The actress also claimed that she does not want to be associated with any cricketer and has never shown interest in any such advances.
She said, “I don’t want to date any cricketer. There are a lot of cricketers following me. Suryakumar Yadav used to message me a lot. Now we don’t talk much and I don’t even want to be linked. I don’t like any link up with me.” (via Kiddan.com)
Will wait for Suryakumar’s statement
It is noteworthy that the story has been heard from only one end. Suryakumar Yadav is yet to comment on his statement, and nothing can be confirmed without hearing both sides of the story.
35-year-old Indian cricketer Suryakumar is not only a public figure but also a family man. Such a bad comment is a black spot on the reputation of the cricketer. This incident may escalate further if Suryakumar Yadav takes legal action against the actress and demands proof of her allegations.
Suryakumar in search of rhythm before T20 World Cup
Suryakumar Yadav performed very well as the captain of the Indian team; However, he has had a very poor season with the bat. He averaged less than 15 in his last 19 T20I innings, as he managed only 218 runs in 2025 without a single half-century.
Suryakumar had to struggle in the 5-match innings against South Africa at home. His scores in four matches were 12, 5, 12 and 5. He would like to regain his form in the T20 series against New Zealand before the T20 World Cup.
According to a Times of India report, Suryakumar is all set to play for Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy matches on January 6 and 8.
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