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Suryakumar Yadav says losing India place was a difficult phase
Suryakumar Yadav says losing his place in India’s T20 side was difficult after he captained the team to the 2026 T20 World Cup title.
India’s selectors are building for the next World Cup cycle under Shreyas Iyer, and Suryakumar was left out after patchy batting form and a middling IPL season.
He said the first months after the IPL were hard, but the birth of his daughter in May shifted his focus.
He is trying to reconnect with the love and passion for cricket he had as a teenager, when he dreamed of representing Mumbai.
Mumbai selectors have made him captain of the state’s white-ball teams, although he was not picked for its Ranji Trophy squad.
His immediate goal is to win the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for Mumbai, which begins later this week, with the team based in Kolkata.
Suryakumar Yadav said losing his place in India’s T20 side after captaining the team to the 2026 T20 World Cup was very difficult.
He said becoming a father to a baby girl in May shifted his focus and made the past few months beautiful.
After a difficult period, he said he was trying to recover the love and passion for cricket he had as a teenager.
Mumbai selectors appointed him captain of the state’s white-ball teams.
He said his main goal was to win the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for Mumbai.
- Who
- Suryakumar Yadav, former India T20I captain and Mumbai white-ball captain.
- What
- He said losing his place in India’s T20 side was very difficult.
- When
- He spoke on Tuesday at a T20 Mumbai League event. The sources give the publication date as November 10, 2026.
- Where
- At a T20 Mumbai League event; the article does not state its location.
- Why
- India selectors chose to move on and build a team for the next World Cup cycle under Shreyas Iyer, with Suryakumar’s age and batting form held against him.
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Suryakumar was appointed India captain after Rohit Sharma, following India’s T20 World Cup win.
India defended the title at home under Suryakumar’s captaincy.
Suryakumar said he became a father to a baby girl during the IPL.
Suryakumar spoke about the difficult period at a T20 Mumbai League event.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was due to start, with Mumbai based in Kolkata.
- India captaincy
- Suryakumar took over from Rohit Sharma after the 2024 T20 World Cup win.
- T20 World Cup
- India defended the title at home in 2026.
- New baby
- Suryakumar said his baby girl was born in May.
- Mumbai role
- Selectors appointed him captain of Mumbai’s white-ball teams.
- Next tournament
- The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was due to start later that week.
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What people are saying
To be very honest, it has been very difficult but then at the same time, during IPL I was blessed with a baby girl in May.
All these things I chatted with my wife and she said the same thing, that you need to bring back that love and passion for the game, what you had when you were a 15-year-old kid who wanted to represent Mumbai in age group cricket.