“Won’t lie…”- Suryakumar Yadav reveals reason to be scared of Shubman Gill in T20Is
The T20I captain of the Indian cricket team, Suryakumar Yadav, has revealed the reason to be scared of Shubman Gill in T20Is. The Punjab-born has earned leadership of the Test format and later the ODIs in a span of just four months.
Suryakumar Yadav, under his leadership, helped India win the Asia Cup 2025 by beating Pakistan in the final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. However, he didn’t go through a successful period with the bat in the entire tournament, and that has made him anxious about his personal performance.
In an interaction with the Indian Express, Surya also mentioned that he shares a very good relationship with Shubman Gill, who is rising as a leader quickly. The Punjab-born has already got the captaincy of the national side in ODIs and Tests and could push the Mumbai-born for the T20I leadership.
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“I am very happy for him that he has become captain in two formats. He has done really well. I won't lie; everyone feels that fear. But it is the kind of fear that keeps you motivated. The camaraderie between me and me is amazing off the field and on it. I know what kind of player and human he is. So it just motivates me to do well, but I am happy for him.” Sky expressed in the interaction.
Suryakumar Yadav scared of losing T20I captaincy to Shubman Gill
Suryakumar, who has started his YouTube channel, has overall smashed 2670 runs in 85 innings of the shortest format at an average of 37.08 and a strike rate of 164.20 with the help of four centuries and 21 half-centuries at the best score of 117 runs. On the other hand, Gill has clubbed 706 runs in 28 innings of T20Is at a strike rate of 141.28.
“If I were someone who got affected by things like this and overthought them, I wouldn’t have played my first ball in international cricket the way I did. So I left that fear behind a long time ago. I believe that if I’m working hard on myself, doing what needs to be done, and being honest with myself, the rest will take care of itself.” Sky revealed.
Surya’s aim, however, is on the T20 World Cup 2025 in India and Sri Lanka next year. For its preparation, they will fly to Australia for the five-match T20I series in the last week of October.
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