‘Giving it All Everyday’: Suryakumar Yadav Trains Hard as He Prepares to Lead Team India for Sri Lanka T20Is – WATCH – News18

As the Indian team gears up for their upcoming white-ball tour of Sri Lanka, the new T20I skipper, Suryakumar Yadav is already up and training in full flow ahead of the series.

The T20 specialist batter uploaded a video on his official Instagram handle where he is seen doing some running drills with the post captioned, “Giving it all, every day”.

While Suryakumar has already captained the side earlier, it will be his first series where he will be the skipper of the Indian T20I side for the long run. He has been given the responsibility of leading the T20I champions following the retirement of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja after the Men in Blue claimed the T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados.

He had captained the side in the five-match T20I series against Australia at home in November-December 2023. This was followed by the T20I away series against South Africa as well in the three-match affair in December last year as well. He managed to win both the series which was optimistic signs.

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Acting as his deputy is none other than Shubman Gill who will likely be looking to take over the opening slot left behind by Rohit. He has been a fine performer, particularly in the IPL.

India will begin their tour of Sri Lanka with the T20I series which begins on July 27. All three of the T20I games will be taking place at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka.

Among the notable additions to the T20I squad include the likes of Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Khaleel Ahmed and Ravi Bishnoi. Parag only made his debut in the recent tour of Zimbabwe while Khaleel Ahmed and Ravi Bishnoi made their return to the side in the Zimbabwe series as well.

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Before the Indian team takes off for Sri Lanka, the head Coach Gautam Gambhir along with the BCCI Chief Selector, Ajit Agarkar will be taking part in a press conference to address the media.