We are just more than a month away from the 17th edition of the Asia Cup commencing. The first match of the Asia Cup 2025 is on 9th September, whereas the final is on 28th September at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. Basically, the United Arab Emirates will host the tournament. The big doubt that the Indian fans have is, Will Suryakumar Yadav Be Ready to lead India in the Asia Cup 2025?
Just a month back, that is in June, the Indian T20 team captain Suryakumar Yadav had a Sports Hernia Surgery in Germany. The surgery was successful, and Suryakumar is ready to regain his fitness and captain Indian in the Asia Cup. A week ago, he batted for a while at the Centre of Excellence, which is in Bengaluru.
Will Suryakumar Yadav Be Ready to Lead India in Asia Cup 2025 After Sports Hernia Surgery?
India won the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, which happened in the United States and the West Indies. After the win in the final, the captain Rohit Sharma revealed he won’t be playing the T20 format for India from that time onwards. Suryakumar Yadav was given the captaincy of the Indian Team in the T20 format from then.
This will be a very big chance for him, as this is the first big tournament that he will captain his country in. Along with being the captain, he will also play an important role in batting. He will have to lead from the front.
It was 2021 when Suryakumar Yadav played his first T20 match in that blue Indian jersey. Since then, he has played 83 T20 matches and scored a total of 2598 runs. He has smashed 21 half-centuries and four big centuries. Surya is the third-highest run-getter for India in the T20 format. He has a total of 16 Man of the Matches awards in T20, which is the same as Virat Kohli. Certainly, Surya has done in 56 matches less than the one of the GOATs of cricket, Virat Kohli.
Suryakumar Yadav has captained India in 23 matches so far, and the record is impressive. He was 18 times on the winning side, whereas he has lost four times. It was a tie in the one remaining game. He has a winning percentage of more than 78% in T20 as a captain.
Who will captain India in the Asia Cup if Suryakumar Yadav isn’t fit?
There is a slight chance that Suryakumar Yadav will miss the Asia Cup 2025. If he misses who will be the captain, that is a question. Most probably, Shubhman Gill is set to return to the team for the Asia Cup. He can be a very good fit for the captaincy role. Apart from him, Hardik Pandya is also an option as he has captained the team on many occasions. He has a good record.
