After the win in the T20 World Cup, Rohit Sharma decided to retire and gradually step down as the captain of this cricket format. The board then decided to let Suryakumar Yadav be the captain of the national team. Hardik Pandya was considered the upcoming person to fill in the void of the roster in the short version of the game. Fans were shocked to see Yadav be the one to lead the team from the front.
There was lots of criticism of him and his performance before the series against Sri Lanka in the hometown of the Sri Lanka cricket team. Although India won the whole series. There are plenty of people who continue to criticize him. Is he still not a good choice for the Indian cricket team to lead?
Leadership Quality in Suryakumar Yadav
However, one has to admit that he could lead the national team of India in the T20 format. He took the team to a 3-0 win in the three-match series against the opposing cricket side. He managed the pressure of the tough spin bowlers of Sri Lanka. Ffurthermore, it is well known that, the pitches of that country are highly favorable in terms of spin bowlers. So it was a big challenge for him to lead the team against the tricky bowlers. But he managed to do so and allowed his teammate batsmen to be able to better analyze their approach in the deciding series.
Opportunity for New and Talented Players
Suryakumar Yadav allowed the young and talented players that were able to perform better in the T20 series, as the key players (Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja) had announced their retirement from this format of international cricket.
So obviously, the team needed to have some new talented players that would face the Sri Lankan team. He let Yashasvi Jaiswal open with Shubman Gill, and really, he performed very amazingly as he made 30 runs from only nine bowls and led the team in the second match of the series. He also set a record in this series as he completed 1,000 runs this year. The young, talented batsman achieved this milestone in the second match of the series.
A captain who favors the bowler
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It is speculated that Suryakumar is called the bowler’s captain, who supports his bowlers as compared to the batsman. It is because the famous bowler of the Indian cricket team, Axar Patel, stated that he always supports the bowler in tough times. He always motivates the bowler if he has poor performance or any batsman takes more score or runs from the particular bowler in the following over. Despite pressurizing the bowler, he motivates him and lets him understand and analyze the situation cool-mindedly to tackle the batsman. So the analyst thinks he can become a great asset to the team and can lead the team to other milestones.
Another key benefit for the newly appointed captain is that he got a new and modern coach for the team named Gautham Gambhir. He is the former opening batsman of Team India and the former coach of the winning team of the IPL 2024 season, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He is known for his genius way of leading the whole team and finding the most suitable way to face the situation. Fans are willing to see Suryakumar continue the legacy of champions in the T20 format. He will get more and more experience from time to time. His spirit and emotions are looking high for achieving a new milestone.
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