Suryakumar Yadav

Rohit, Suryakumar on song as Mumbai hammer Chennai in IPL

India captains Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav struck unbeaten half-centuries to power Mumbai Indians to a nine-wicket thrashing of Chennai Super Kings in a battle of IPL heavyweights on Sunday.
20 April 2025, 18:53 PM

Suryakumar backs India’s new number three Tilak Varma to fill Kohli’s shoes in T20Is

Blazing his way to 120 runs off just 47 deliveries, Tilak became only the fifth batter to achieve consecutive centuries in T20I cricket and earned the Player of the Series award.
17 November 2024, 12:23 PM

India steamroll Bangladesh by 133 runs in third T20I

The win meant India took the series 3-0 after winning the two-match Test series 2-0 earlier. 
12 October 2024, 13:02 PM

We just walked the talk: Suryakumar Yadav

"We just tried to back our skills and what we decided in the team meeting, we just walked the talk," said Suryakumar.
7 October 2024, 04:34 AM

New-look India team named for Bangladesh T20Is

Wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma makes a return to the squad, which also has Sanju Samson as the other wicketkeeping option. The spin department has Ravi Bishnoi and Washington Sundar with Varun Chakravarthy making a return to the squad after three years. In Riyan Parag and Abhishek Sharma, there are also part-time spin options in the squad. India’s squad for Bangladesh T20Is: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, JItesh Sharma (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav
28 September 2024, 16:58 PM

Suryakumar ready to do the hard yards to reclaim India Test spot

India's Twenty20 captain Suryakumar Yadav hopes a stint in first-class cricket will improve his chances of reclaiming a spot in the Test squad.
27 August 2024, 06:10 AM

Suryakumar earns praise for bold captaincy calls

Not only did Suryakumar finish the series as his side's leading run-scorer and claim the Player of the Series award, the 33-year-old also created an instant impression in the role of captain, bringing his own leadership style to the job made vacant following the T20I retirement of Rohit Sharma.
31 July 2024, 07:30 AM

SKY's bowling heroics help India to Super Over win in third SL T20I

Skipper Suryakumar Yadav turned an unlikely hero with the ball as India beat Sri Lanka in a T20 thriller decided by a Super Over to sweep the series 3-0 on Tuesday.
30 July 2024, 19:26 PM

Gambhir, Suryakumar off to flying start after India grab 43-run win over Sri Lanka

New head coach Gautam Gambhir and T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav enjoyed a winning start as India secured a 43-run victory over hosts Sri Lanka to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match Twenty20 series on Saturday.
27 July 2024, 17:51 PM

Suryakumar has faith in India's emerging talent

The retirement of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ravindra Jadeja from T20 internationals has left India in a transition phase, but newly-appointed T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav on Friday said he has faith that the youngsters in the squad will step up.
27 July 2024, 06:04 AM

SKY details 'special bond' with Gambhir ahead of Sri Lanka series

Skipper Suryakumar Yadav spoke of his equation with new India head coach Gautam Gambhir ahead of the Sri Lanka series.
26 July 2024, 14:12 PM

Rohit sought ‘everyone’s oxygen’ before final, reveals Suryakumar

Speaking after the title triumph, Suryakumar Yadav revealed the words from the skipper that moved the entire team.
2 July 2024, 13:29 PM

'The World Cup was flying away and I caught it'

“I really don’t know what was going through my mind. All I could see was the World Cup flying away and I just latched on to it,” Suryakumar told Times of India.
1 July 2024, 09:30 AM

Rohit, SKY power India to 171-7

A half-century from captain Rohit Sharma and a timely 47 off 36 balls from the bat of Suryakumar Yadav powered India to 171-7 against England in their ICC T20 World Cup semi-final against champions England in Guyana on Thursday.
27 June 2024, 18:36 PM

Head dethrones SKY to top ICC T20I Batting Rankings

Aussie opener Travis Head is the newly crowned leader of the rankings, having enjoyed a stunning run since cementing his spot at the top of the order for his national side in the shortest format.
26 June 2024, 15:13 PM

Suryakumar happy to temper aggression on slow tracks

The group stage of the 20-team tournament, especially its U.S. leg, proved a low-scoring affair with no batter managing to score a hundred.
19 June 2024, 13:04 PM

SKY hits ton as Mumbai dent Hyderabad's play-off push

Suryakumar hammered the opposition bowling with 12 fours and six sixes.
6 May 2024, 18:15 PM

Babar Azam closes in on SKY

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has closed the gap on India dynamo Suryakumar Yadav at the top of the ICC Men's T20I Batter Rankings following an excellent end to his side's series against New Zealand.
1 May 2024, 10:48 AM

Suryakumar better version of AB de Villiers, says Harbhajan

“We have all seen AB de Villiers; unbelievable player! But when I see this guy, I think he is a better version of AB de Villiers,” Harbhajan told Star Sports
12 April 2024, 10:30 AM

Suryakumar's IPL blitz eases comeback concerns ahead of T20 WC

The top ranked batter in T20 Internationals, Suryakumar missed Mumbai's first three matches of the season as he completed his recovery from an ankle injury and a sports hernia operation.
12 April 2024, 06:22 AM