Border-Gavaskar Trophy-winner Captain, Ajinkya Rahane has given ‘Suryakumar Yadav reality check’ to Gautam Gambhir, head coach of India National Cricket Team.
Ajinkya Rahane has highlighted the performance of India’s T20 Eye Captain Suryakumar Yadav, which is at home against England in the previous series, where he was struggling to leave.
Suryakumar Yadav’s horror run in England T20 Eye
Team England visited India for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 for an ODI series of three matches and the five -match T20I series.
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In Blue, men widely crushed the English team and won the ODI series 3–0 and the T20I series 4–1. However, T20i captain Suryakumar scored a terrible run in the series.
He started with a duck and chased two matches with a score of 12 and 14. In the fourth T20i, Suryakumar again achieved a duck and finished the series with a score of 2.
Overall, the former world number 1 batsman scored just 28 runs in five innings at a strike rate of 116.66. He faced heavy criticism after the flop show, but the batsman managed to silence his critics in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with his heroes in 2025.
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The Mumbai Indians (MI) batsmen appeared incredible and scored 717 runs in 16 innings at a wonderful average of 65.18 and 167.91 strike rate. He showed untrue continuity in all his innings violating the 25 -run mark.
We all know that Surya is a dangerous batsman – Ajinkya Rahane
Suryakumar Yadav’s next challenge is the Asia Cup 2025. He will lead India in the continental tournament and aim to capture his first mega title as a skipper.
Speaking on his official YouTube channel before the competition, the country’s batsman Ajinkya Rahane said that Suryakumar Yadav is a dangerous batsman, but there was doubt about his performance in the Asia Cup 2025. He explained: He explained:
“There was not a good series against England, but returned to the IPL with five fifties and ended as the second largest run-score in the tournament with a healthy strike rate. We all know that Surya is a dangerous batsman. In this format, he has really done well. But it will be interesting to see how he goes about his batting, especially after surgery.”
As a captain, he has been fantastic – Ajinkya Rahane
Suryakumar Yadav replaced Rohit Sharma as India T20I captain, as later declared his retirement from the format.
Since taking the top job, Suryakumar has done a great job as a captain and directed India to win 17 matches, with a win percentage of 77.27.
Meanwhile, Ajinkya Rahane further appreciated Suryakumar’s leadership, but urged him to step into the Asia Cup. He said:
“As a captain, he has been fantastic. He is an active captain, really led the team in the past, but I think, in this Asia Cup, his batting will be really important.”