The organization of 2026 T20 World Cup will start from 7th February next month. The World Cup will be hosted jointly by India and Sri Lanka and its final will be held on March 8. India will enter the field as the defending champions, which has match-winning players like Abhishek Sharma to Jasprit Bumrah. But former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes that not Abhishek Sharma or Jasprit Bumrah, but captain Suryakumar Yadav will prove to be the biggest game changer for India in the T20 World Cup.

Team India’s biggest game changer – Shoaib Akhtar

Indian T20 team captain Suryakumar Yadav is struggling with poor form. In the 19 T20 innings played in the year 2025, he could score only 218 runs. Last year his average was only 13.63. Despite this, Shoaib Akhtar believes that Suryakumar Yadav will emerge as the biggest star of Team India in the T20 World Cup 2026.

Shoaib Akhtar told in a conversation with PTV Sports that there is no dearth of talent in the Indian team and it seems to be the biggest contender to win the T20 World Cup. Akhtar further said that if Team India has to win the World Cup, then captain Suryakumar Yadav will definitely have to score runs, which according to the Pakistani veteran bowler can prove to be a big game changer for Team India. Akhtar clearly said that if India wants to become world champion, then the captain will have to score runs at any cost.

Good captain, but personal performance dropped

Suryakumar Yadav has not lost a single series after becoming the Indian T20 captain. Under the captaincy of Suryakumar, India has so far registered 28 wins in 38 T20 matches and lost only 6 matches. Surya’s win percentage as captain is 80.55. But after becoming the captain, the personal performance of Suryakumar Yadav has declined.

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Today the final of the Asia Cup 2025 will be played between India and Pakistan, which will start at 8 pm Indian time. In this tournament, Team India has crushed Pakistan 2 times. Now there is a final time, there will be a big match pressure on the players, new history will also be written. But before this match, five big tension team must have been persecuting India.

1. Suryakumar Yadav’s Form

Captain Suryakumar Yadav has flopped in the entire Asia Cup 2025 tournament. So far, we have been able to score only 71 runs in 5 innings of Asia Cup, the average is 23.67. His highest score in the tournament has been 47 runs, which he made in a group stage match against Pakistan. His poor form can cause great harm to Team India in the final.

2. Hardik Pandya’s injury

This is a matter of a super-4 match against Sri Lanka, when Hardik Pandya went out of the ground after throwing the first over of the innings. After the match, Team India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel did not give any clear answer to his fitness. No formal statement has come on whether Hardik is fit or not. Hardik has been very effective in bowling in the initial overs in this tournament.

3. Excessive dependence on openers

Whether or not the Indian team will score a big score, it depends on the opening batsmen, Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill. Take the example of India-Sri Lanka match, Team India scored 86 runs in 8 overs. But after Abhishek Sharma’s dismissal, the run-rate started falling down. However, Tilak Verma and Akshar Patel’s innings had brought the team’s score beyond 200. But the middle order batsmen will have to ensure that they try to maintain the run rate being run by Gill and Abhishek.

4. Poor fielding

The Indian team has many best fielders in the world, but in the Asia Cup 2025, Team India has been dropping from Miss Fielding to Catch. It is shocking that despite being a world -class fielder, the Indian team has left more than 10 catches in this tournament.

5. There will be pressure of big match

The Indian team has trampled Pakistan in the 2025 Asia Cup 2 times so far. Nevertheless, there is a different type of pressure on the players in the India-Pakistan match, while it will not be a group match but a final match. Recently, Sri Lanka had exposed the Indian bowling pole. However, he won the match in the super over. The Indian team has to take care that they do not collapse under the pressure of big match.

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There is news about Suryakumar Yadav that he has passed the fitness test and in the Asia Cup 2025, he will be the captain of Team India. Surya had surgery a few days ago, after which he has been working hard to get fitness. Indian T20 captain Suryakumar’s brand value is increasing and his earnings are also increasing. Know the total assets of Suryakumar and other details related to it.

Last year, Mumbai Indians retained Suryakumar Yadav for 8 crores but this year there was a big increase in his IPL earnings. Prior to IPL 2025, MI retained Surya for Rs 16.35 crore. Surya has invested in real estate in many places in the last few years, she has a luxurious house in Anushakti Nagar, Chembur.

Suryakumar Yadav’s total assets 2025

According to media reports, Surya’s total assets are around Rs 55 crore, including the salary from IPL and BCCI. In the latest Central Contract of BCCI, Surya retained her place in B category.

Suryakumar Yadav’s BCCI and IPL salary

Suryakumar has been playing in IPL since 2011. He played for Kolkata Knight Riders from 2014 to 2017 after playing with the initial 3 years Mumbai Indians, returned to Mumbai in 2018 and is still part of this team. See how much the IPL salary of Surya was every year.

• 2011-2013: 10 lakh rupees per year (Mi)
• 2014-2017: 70 lakh rupees per year (KKR)
• 2018-2021: Rs 3.20 crore per year (Mi)
• 2022-2024: 8 crore rupees per year (Mi)
• Suryakumar Yadav IPL Price 2025: 16.35 Crore rupees (Mi)

Suryakumar Yadav made his international debut in 2021 on the basis of his performance in the IPL, after which he became an important part of the team and is currently the captain of India in T20 format. He is involved in B. category in the Central Contract of BCCI, in this category, the player gets Rs 3 crore a year. Apart from this, per match fees are different. Every player gets Rs 15 lakh to play a test. The fees per match for ODI and T20 are 6 and 3 lakh rupees respectively.

Luxurious house in Chembur, Suryakumar is the owner of many luxury vehicles

There are 2 luxurious apartments in Chembur of Suryakumar. According to the men’sworld report, their price is around Rs 21 crore. According to media reports, Surya has invested in real estate in different parts of the country. Suryakumar’s brand value has also increased rapidly in the recent past. According to reports, Surya earns a hefty of brands like Dream 11, Royal Stag, Sarin Sports, Reebok, Maxima Watch etc.

According to the men’sworld report, Suryakumar takes 60 to 70 lakh rupees per brand deal. Suryakumar Yadav’s car collection includes expensive cars like BMW, Audi A6, Mercedes and Tyota Fortuner.