He has played 19 T20 innings after scoring a half-century. Since becoming India's T20 captain in July 2024, he has managed only two half-centuries. In his last 19 innings, his bat has produced just 222 runs. These statistics belong to Indian T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav. Surya is struggling for runs in his favourite format. This picture remained the same in the first match of the T20 series against South Africa. This has raised fresh questions: Is Surya's bat failing due to the pressure of captaincy?
In the first T20 against South Africa in Cuttack, Surya Kumar came to bat at number three. But he couldn't get runs with the bat. He scored 12 runs off 11 balls.
Supporters had hoped for a big score from Surya Kumar Yadav's bat in this match. The reason was Shubman Gill's quick departure. But Surya got out in the same manner as Gill had.
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Has captaincy become a curse?
Ever since Suryakumar Yadav took over the captaincy after the 2024 T20 World Cup, he seems to have forgotten how to score runs. This batter who used to score runs at 180 degrees has lost his batting edge.
Since taking over the captaincy, only two half-centuries have come from Surya's bat. His last half-century was against Bangladesh on October 12, 2024. Against big teams, Suryakumar is not getting runs. In his last 10 innings, Suryakumar has scored 30 runs or more only once.
