Former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri has opined on how Suryakumar Yadav’s T20I captaincy style before beginning his tenure with the series against Sri Lanka. He also sees Suryakumar Yadav in a great position to lead the side. He also added that the batter’s leadership style would match his vibrant personality.

However, Suryakumar Yadav was appointed as the T20I skipper replacing Hardik Pandya who led the team in Rohit Sharma’s absence earlier. However, Rohit Sharma who retired from the format after the World Cup last month led the team in the T20 World Cup as well.

In the episode of the ICC Review, Shastri said: “We know he is street smart…he is one of the best T20 players in the world at the moment. He is a match-winner on his own, walks into the team day in, day out in that format of the game on his own steam, so I think it’s not a bad idea at all. I think it’ll [captaincy style] be much like his personality, the way he plays the game. He’ll be thinking very quickly and the fact that he knows all these players, even the senior players, I think he’ll be in a great position to handle the team.”

The talented youngster played important knocks in the T20 World Cup 2024 against Australia, Afghanistan, and England. However, the most
memorable moment was the catch he took of David Miller in the final against South Africa which helped India win as well. And, Shastri said that Suryakumar must understand the bowlers’ strengths and weaknesses to shuffle them accordingly in the game as well.

“One thing that he (Suryakumar) will have to learn from his side, is what are the strengths of his bowlers and what are the limitations. I never say a bowler has a weakness, I say a limitation and then there are strengths. And then focus on the right things and set fields accordingly. I think that’s what he will have to learn,” Ravi Shastri concluded.