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.