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I don't want to be captain, I want to be the leader: Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav's heart is beating with joy watching his teammates care for each other, as he starts his journey to become a leader of men rather than a mere captain of a cricket team. In his first series as full-time T20I captain, Suryakumar won the 'Player of The Series' award after two brilliant knocks in the first two games, but getting two wickets with his off-breaks in a thrilling Super Over win was an icing on the cake. Like I said before the series, I don't want to be the captain, I want to be the leader, Suryakumar said at the post-match presentation ceremony. He couldn't stop praising his teammates, who showed a lot of heart in defending a modest 137. The amount of skill they have, self-confidence, it makes my job easy. The positivity, the care for each other is unbelievable. After the last game, I told few boys will be rested and they were ready to sit out. They have made my job easy. I have little pressure when I bat, he said. The Indian skipper said that just like o

India wins T20I series against SL riding on Jaiswal, Surya's pyrotechnics

Yashasvi Jaiswal and skipper Suryakumar Yadav displayed their wide array of strokes as India took an unassailable 2-0 lead, winning the rain-curtailed second T20I by seven wickets with nine balls to spare here on Sunday. Head coach Gautam Gambhir and new captain Suryakumar couldn't have asked for a better start to their new roles as the Indian team played like true T20 World Champions outplaying Sri Lanka in all departments. Despite Shubman Gill's absence due to neck spasm and another failure in the format for the ever-hyped Sanju Samson (0), Jaiswal (30 off 15 balls) and Suryakumar (26 off 12 balls) didn't even break a sweat in their short but tricky chase of 78 in 8 overs after another fine effort by bowlers had restricted Sri Lanka to 161 for 9. Just when Maheesh Theekshana looked dangerous getting Samson with a carrom ball and squaring up Surya with a doosra, the Mumbai duo decided to bring the sweep shot -- both conventional and reverse -- out of the closet. The strategy was t

1st T20I: Surya-Gambhir regime begins with 43-run win against Sri Lanka

New captain Suryakumar Yadav led from the front with a breathtaking half-century as India comfortably out-batted Sri Lanka by 43 runs in the opening T20 International to start the Gautam Gambhir era with a victory here on Saturday. It was India skipper Suryakumar's 26-ball 58 and a 74-run opening blitzkrieg in just six overs between openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill that took India to 213 for 7. Despite a fine batting effort from the Sri Lankans till the 15th over, the Indian bowlers did well enough to bowl out the home team for 170 in 19.2 overs. The Indian bowlers did remarkably well towards the back-end, utilising the slowness of the track to provide the team 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The spinners -- Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi and rookie Riyan Parag -- snared six of the 10 wickets. From 149 for 2, Sri Lanka lost seven wickets for just 21 runs as the final quarter of the match was dominated by the Indian bowlers after a listless first 15. Kusal Mendis (45 off 27

India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20 playing 11, live match time, streaming, telecast

India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20 Playing 11: Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson and Khaleel Ahmed are the four guys who will miss out.

IND vs SL T20s full schedule, live timing (IST), live streaming in India

The Indian Cricket team will start their new era of T20I cricket under coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Suryakumar Yadav with the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.

Surya to relationship with Kohli: Here's what Gambhir said in his first PC

42-year-old Gambhir responded to questions about his on-screen altercation with Kohli, stating that it has been beneficial for television ratings (TRPs).

Suryakumar to lead India in T20Is; Rohit, Kohli decide to play ODIs

Big-hitting batter Suryakumar Yadav was on Thursday named captain of the Indian T20 team for the three-match series against Sri Lanka starting July 27, while ODI skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were included for the 50-over series against the same team next month. Shubman Gill has been named vice-captain for both the formats. Riyan Parag, who scored seven half-centuries in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, and Delhi speedster Harshit Rana are the two new faces in the ODI squad. T20I Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohd. Siraj. ODI Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Harshit Rana.

Surya or Pandya: Who will be India's captain for Sri Lanka's T20 series?

Who Will Be the New Captain for India in T20s? Check Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav's captaincy record ahead of India team announcement for Sri Lanka T20I series here

'God's plan': Suryakumar Yadav on his consequential catch in T20WC final

"It was god's plan," Suryakumar Yadav said on Monday as he reminisced his incredible match-defining catch in the T20 World Cup final against South Africa, which is being lauded across the board as the perfect execution of athleticism, balance and game awareness. In a brief telephonic conversation with PTI, the Mumbaikar was modest about his role in India's title triumph. Rohit Sharma's men defeated a dangerous South Africa by seven runs in the summit clash in Bridgetown, Barbados on Saturday. "I am just grateful to be in that moment to do something special for the country...god's plan it was," Suryakumar said when asked about the catch that has become a standout moment from the game. Needing 16 runs from the final over, South Africa had the big-hitting David Miller on strike. He hit a wide full toss from Hardik Pandya but Suryakumar steadied himself on the ropes, caught the ball, released it just as he went over the boundary ropes and then came back in to complete an astonishing ..

Yuvraj Singh to Rohit Sharma: Fastest fifty by Indians in T20 World Cup

It was during this inning of his that Rohit also became the first batter in T20 international history to smash 200 sixes

Looks better: Suryakumar on Barbados wicket ahead of clash against Afghan

India will be playing Afghanistan in their ICC T20 World Cup Super Eights game at Barbados on Wednesday

Watch: Here's how Rohit-led India is gearing up for T20 World Cup in US

The team was involved in various working routines set by Soham Desai. Players like Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant also enjoyed a game of foot volley

T20 World Cup: Lara roots for India-WI final, says Surya has to bat at 3

Suryakumar Yadav has to bat at number three, said the legendary Brian Lara as he rooted for an India-West Indies final at the T20 World Cup next month to fix the "wrong" of 2007 when India's early exit "killed us in the Caribbean". India have expectedly retained proven performers like skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the squad, while deciding to keep young talent like Shubman Gill and Rinku Singh among reserves. Suryakumar, though, is part of the main squad. "My one advice, and I don't know if you're going to like it or not, but Sky has to bat at three. He just has to bat at three. He is one of the greatest T20 players in the game. And you speak to players like Sir Viv, and he will tell you he used to want to get out there in the middle," Lara said in an interaction with PTI editors at its headquarters which was facilitated by Star Sports. "And I feel that that's the same thing with SKY. So, get in on it as quickly as possible. He's not an opener, get him out there and if he

IPL 2024 PBKS vs MI: 5 key battles featuring Rohit Sharma and Kagiso Rabada

The Kagiso Rabada vs Rohit Sharma clash promises to electrify the crowd, drawing spectators to pack the stands to capacity

Top five highest successful run chases at Wankhede in Indian Premier League

Mumbai Indians chased down 197 against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2024 to achieve the fifth-highest successful run chase at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai

IPL 2024 MI vs RCB Playing 11- Three changes in Bengaluru side, 1 in Mumbai

MI vs RCB Playing 11: Vaijaykumar Vyshak and Mahipal Lomror were back in the playing 11 of Bengaluru while Will Jacks made his debut replacing Cameron Green. Shreyas Gopal replaced Chawla in Mumbai

IPL 2024 MI vs RCB: In Rohit vs Kohli battle, focus shifts to strike rate

In four matches, Rohit has scored only 118 runs, However, those runs have come at a stunning strike rate of 171. But Kohli is the leading run-scorer having scored 316 in 5 innings

IPL 2024 MI vs RCB: How injuries made Suryakumar better version of himself

India and Mumbai Indians batter Suryakumar Yadav on Wednesday revealed that he battled three different injuries in the past three months but worked hard to become a "better version" of himself while going through a "boring" recovery process. The world No.1 T20 batter, who made his comeback last week in the Indian Premier League, revealed that apart from sports hernia for which he had to undergo a surgery and an ankle problem, he also endured an injury to his right knee. "I had two-three niggles together, sports hernia, ankle and then right knee. I had to take one step at a time, follow the small things and here I am, really happy to be on the ground," Yadav said in a video released by IPL. The 33-year-old said it was "boring" for him to follow the same routine during rehab work at the start but he decided to make the most of the opportunity. "It's actually a little difficult to describe the last three (or) three-and-a-half months. It was difficult, the first two-three weeks, becaus

IPL 2024: Surykaumar Yadav joins Mumbai Indians ahead of Capitals encounter

The 31-year-old will most likely feature in the MI's playing 11 in their next encounter, which is against the Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, April 7

IPL 2024: Suryakumar clears most fitness tests, to play on Apr 7 or 11

Mumbai Indians will soon get the much required batting boost as the world's No.1 ranked T20 batter Suryakumar Yadav has cleared almost all the fitness tests at National Cricket Academy and is very close to playing his first IPL game of the season. Suryakumar had undergone multiple surgeries -- one for grade 2 ankle tear and another for sports hernia -- and he last played in the T20 series in South Africa. "Surya has cleared all but one routine tests which are mandatory to get RTP (Return To Play) certificate from the NCA. There is one more test left to be conducted on Thursday, after which a clearer picture would emerge," a senior BCCI source told PTI on the condition of anonymity. "He is batting comfortably and has done all simulations," he added. Asked if Suryakumar will be able to play the Mumbai Indians' home game on April 7 against Delhi Capitals, the source said: "The clearer picture will emerge after tomorrow's tests. There's still three days before the next game but since i