Suryakumar Yadav, who led the Indian cricket team to win the 2026 T20 World Cup title under his captaincy, has been dropped from Team India. BCCI on Saturday also announced Team India for the series against Ireland, England and the Asian Games. Suryakumar’s name was not visible far and wide in these three squads.

Captaincy has been snatched from Suryakumar Yadav and he is permanently out of the team. Shreyas Iyer has become the new captain of the T20 team. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar also cited poor form as the main reason for Surya’s drop. Tilak Verma has become the vice-captain and 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi has also been selected in Team India for the first time.

This decision was not easy

Team India’s Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar said about Suryakumar Yadav – This decision was not easy, especially when we have just won the World Cup. But after every World Cup you think about further strategies and what could be the best decision. Keeping the next World Cup in mind, we felt that this would be the right decision.

The last 2 years have not been good at all for Suryakumar Yadav in terms of personal form. In the T20 World Cup 2026, he scored 242 runs in 9 matches. Only one half-century came from his bat in the entire World Cup. Before that, the New Zealand series was good for him, but before that he had also flopped in the series against Australia, South Africa and England.

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Suryakumar is the most successful captain

If we look at the winning percentage, Suryakumar Yadav is India’s most successful T20 captain. He captained Team India in 52 matches, out of which the team won 40 matches. Surya’s win percentage as captain was 82, which is very good.

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Preparations are underway to make Shreyas Iyer the T20 captain of the Indian cricket team. Captain Suryakumar Yadav, who recently won the T20 World Cup, will be removed, his form is also bad so it will be difficult for him to make a place in the team. If Iyer becomes the captain then his path is not going to be very easy, here we are telling you about 3 such challenges that Iyer will have to face.

Bad form of main players

The performance of key players of the Indian cricket team like Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav in IPL 2026 was poor, which is a matter of concern. If these players do not return to form in the T20 format, then Shreyas Iyer’s problems will increase. It will not be easy to drop them and choose their replacement.

fitting Vaibhav Suryavanshi into the team

Vaibhav Suryavanshi has now become eligible to play in international matches in terms of age. There is also a demand to field him, although many veterans have expressed concern about who should replace Vaibhav in the team. IPL 2026 was great for Vaibhav, he scored runs on every big bowler and was the highest run-scorer batsman in the season. He also received the MVP award. In the Indian national team, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan are top order batsmen whose form is good.

Abhishek is number-1 in T20 batting rankings. It would not be right to drop Sanju-Ishaan also. In such a situation, even if Vaibhav is selected in the team, it will be a challenge for Shreyas Iyer to fit him in the playing 11.

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Team India has not lost any series in T20 for 3 years

After Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav took over the captaincy of T20 and maintained his dominance in this format. India has not lost any series in T20 after the defeat at the hands of West Indies in 2023. After this the team played 16 T20 series, won 15 and drew 1. Shreyas Iyer will have the responsibility of maintaining this dominance.

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The next T20 series of the Indian cricket team is against Ireland this month, for which a selectors meeting is to be held today to choose the team. After this, India vs England 5 match T20 series will start from July 1.

Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian cricket team has won the last T20 World Cup, under his captaincy the team became the Asia Cup champion. But he is about to be relieved from T20 captaincy. After IPL 2026, Team India has to play T20 series against Ireland and England. Before this, BCCI is considering making some big changes. Shreyas Iyer can be made the new captain of T20.

Suryakumar Yadav has been the captain of T20 for almost 2 years. He was elected captain in 2024 after Rohit Sharma’s T20 retirement. According to the report of Times of India, captaincy may be snatched from Surya. This decision can be taken keeping in mind the future of Team India, Shreyas Iyer is at the forefront of the race to become the new captain.

According to the report, Shreyas Iyer will return to the team and can be made the captain. 31-year-old Iyer played his last T20 International match on December 3, 2023. That means it has been more than 2 years, he has not played a T20 International match. Now looking at the future, the selectors can choose Iyer as the new captain.

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Suryakumar will remain in the team as a player

India has recently won the T20 World Cup title under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. Keeping this in mind, he will not be directly dropped from the team. After IPL 2026, the selectors can choose a new captain. Team India has to play 2 T20 matches in Ireland, after which there will be a 5-match T20 series against England. Surya will be selected in the squad as a player.

How is Surya’s captaincy record?

Suryakumar Yadav captained the Indian T20 team in 52 matches, out of which Team India won 40 matches and lost only 8. His winning percentage is 76.92. Surya has the best win percentage among the Indian players (Dhoni, Kohli, Rohit) who have captained in more than 50 matches.

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Talking about Shreyas Iyer, under his captaincy he made Kolkata Knight Riders champion in 2024. Earlier in 2020, Delhi Capitals reached the final under the captaincy of Iyer. In 2025, under his captaincy, he took Punjab Kings to the finals. Even in the ongoing season (IPL 2026), Punjab Kings have looked good under the captaincy of Iyer.

BCCI has appointed Shubman Gill as the new captain of India’s T20 team. This claim is being made on social media and the post of Gill being appointed as the new T20 captain is going viral. According to the viral post, it was told that the selection committee wanted to give a captain to Team India in all three formats, hence Gill has been made the new captain. Let us tell you that this post is completely fake.

In the post going viral on social media, citing reports, it was said that BCCI has decided to make Shubman Gill the new T20 captain. The selectors wanted the Indian team to have only one captain in all three formats and Gill was considered the best option for this role. It was told in the post that Shubman Gill will take over the captaincy of the T20 team after IPL 2026.

When ABP Live investigated this claim, it was found that this news is completely false. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has not made any such announcement nor has any official statement from Shubman Gill in this regard. This news is completely fake and Suryakumar Yadav still remains the captain of India’s T20 team. However, in some recent reports, it has been claimed that due to poor personal form, Suryakumar can be removed from the captaincy of the T20 team.

According to reports

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided to appoint Shubman Gill as the T20 captain. The selectors are aiming for a single captain across all formats and they believe Gill is the perfect choice for this role.
He is expected to take charge… pic.twitter.com/Iz3ZAFqABq

— MARCUS (@MARCUS907935) May 2, 2026

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Shubman Gill is currently the captain of India’s ODI and Test team. Gill’s performance as captain in ODI and Test has been mixed. Due to poor form, Gill was left out of the T20 World Cup 2026 team. Despite his poor form, making Gill the new T20 captain could be a controversial decision.

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India has won the T20 World Cup title twice in a row. Team India had created history under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma in 2024 and under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav in 2026. Now the discussion regarding 2028 T20 World Cup has started. According to some media reports, the selectors have made up their mind that they want to see Shreyas Iyer as the new T20 captain. But what does Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir have to say on this subject?

What does Gautam Gambhir want?

According to media reports, Gautam Gambhir wants to extend his contract as coach till 2028 T20 World Cup. His current contract is till 2027 ODI World Cup. Besides this, news has also come out that Gambhir is in favor of keeping Suryakumar Yadav as T20 captain.

In the last few months, Suryakumar Yadav has been under criticism due to his poor form. Suryakumar scored 84 runs against USA in T20 World Cup 2026. Apart from that, his father remained silent throughout the tournament. His average in the last eight T20 innings is not even 20. Despite this, Gautam Gambhir wants to maintain faith in him. Gambhir wants Surya to remain the captain of Team India till the 2028 T20 World Cup.

Shreyas vs Suryakumar, whose form is better?

There is a huge difference in the form of Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav in IPL 2026. Shreyas has been excellent as a captain so far and Punjab Kings have not lost a single match in the tournament so far. Whereas Shreyas has so far scored 208 runs in 6 matches at a good average of 52. On the other hand, Suryakumar Yadav’s poor form continues in IPL also. While playing for MI, he has so far scored only 106 runs in 5 matches.

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