Former India captain Suryakumar Yadav recalled losing his temper at spinner Kuldeep Yadav during India’s high-pressure T20 World Cup 2026 match against Pakistan. He also mentioned that Kuldeep was impatient to bowl in the match. Suryakumar said that Kuldeep put down a catch at long-on off Hardik Pandya’s bowling when Shaheen Afridi went for the big hit in the 18th over but could not get enough distance as well. However, Kuldeep failed to grab it, and the ball landed outside the boundary. Suryakumar admitted getting angry because the spinner did not put in any effort.

Speaking about that, he said during an interview with Aakash Chopra on YouTube: “The match started, and there was no time to bowl him. He was a little disappointed and wanted to bowl. I completed Axar’s spell and then bowled Tilak, Varun, and Hardik. He was like, ‘Meri bowling kyu nahi aa rahi hai?’ There was a chance of a catch when he was at long-on. He ran very casually, and it was an easy catch according to his skills. He dropped the catch, and I got angry at that time. If he dropped the catch after making an effort, that’s fine, but he did not put in any effort.”

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“When we met after the match, we looked at each other in anger. He turned red in anger, and I also looked at him angrily. It looked like that on the screen, but it was banter. After landing in Ahmedabad, I got an idea about the reel. Sometimes it’s good to lighten up the moment,” he again shared.

Suryakumar Yadav confidently stated that India vs Pakistan was no longer a rivalry, with India dominating their arch-rivals in recent years. His comments came after India’s six-wicket win over Pakistan in the Super Fours of the 2025 Asia Cup as well.

“I got that feeling in the Asia Cup final itself that, ‘Kahi rivalry ke baare mein zyada to nahi bol diya (Did I speak too much)?’ We were 15/3 chasing 147, but we won after how Tilak and the whole team played. We back the rivalry with good cricket. It is not that you will win no matter how you play. It has to be backed by good cricket, skill-work, practice, and hard work,” Suryakumar Yadav concluded.