Struggling to recapture his form, Surya needs to get cracking again

India are winning under Suryakumar Yadav.

- Ashish Magotra

A record of 26 wins in 35 T20 Internationals shows that he has a knack of bringing the best out of his teammates despite having to navigate a tricky phase with some seniors hanging up their boots.

However, his success as captain has not exactly helped his batting. Over the last two years, across 38 matches, he has scored 781 runs at an average of just 25.19 (SR 147.35) — the lowest among all the specialist batters in the team.

There can sometimes be the temptation to sweep certain failings under the carpet when the team is winning, but this shouldn't be one of them because come the T20 World Cup at home in February, India will need all their batters to fire.