Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has questioned whether Suryakumar Yadav’s indifferent form should be a cause for concern for India ahead of the Asia Cup 2025 final clash against Pakistan as well. He added that the Indian captain averages 12 in T20Is this year as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “Suryakumar Yadav’s form – is that a concern? It’s a big question for sure, and we haven’t got the answer to that question thus far because he has had an average of 12 in the T20Is he has played this year, and his strike rate has been just slightly over 100. The situation was the same even in the game against Sri Lanka. The problem is that his numbers in Dubai are not good. Whether you talk about the IPL that was played there or his performances against the top nations, the numbers in Dubai have not been that good.”

However, Aakash Chopra said Suryakumar Yadav’s indifferent form in the Asia Cup 2025 to the slightly slow pitches in Dubai as well.

“The question is, why was the IPL good? The pitches being made now in Dubai are slightly slow, and Suryakumar Yadav has slight problems on slow pitches. The ball doesn’t come nicely onto the bat, many shots need to be manufactured, and power needs to be generated,” he said.

“When he plays for Mumbai in the IPL, he doesn’t have those many difficulties as the Wankhede pitch is very good, the ball comes nicely onto the bat, and the bounce is good. It could also be that he wasn’t the captain when he was playing for Mumbai, but he is the captain here. There is captaincy pressure because runs haven’t been scored on both sides of the IPL,” Aakash Chopra concluded.