By Devadyuti Das | Updated: May 8, 2026 8:00 AM IST
In these collection of pictures, we find out all about bad news which has come for Mumbai Indians batter and Indian T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav due to big decision taken by BCCI.
Suryakumar Yadav is set to be removed as Indian T20I captain, according to a report in TOI website. BCCI are set to remove Suryakumar Yadav from captaincy for T20I series vs Ireland and England next month.
Suryakumar Yadav led India to second successive T20 World Cup title earlier this year. India became the first-ever team to defend their T20 World Cup title and win the crown at home.
Shreyas Iyer is set to replace Suryakumar Yadav as Indian T20I captain, according to TOI website. Shreyas Iyer is currently captain of Punjab Kings team.
Shreyas Iyer led Punjab Kings to IPL 2025 final where they lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Iyer has scored 333 runs in 10 matches in IPL 2026 at a strike-rate of 164.03.
Suryakumar Yadav has average of 25.88 in T20I since replacing Rohit Sharma as T20I captain while scoring only 932 runs with 6 fifties.
Suryakumar Yadav had average of over 43 before becoming Team India T20I captain while scoring 4 hundreds and 20 fifties.
Shreyas Iyer was not part of Indian squad in T20 World Cup 2026. Iyer was retained for Rs 26.75 crore by Punjab Kings ahead of IPL 2026 season.