Cricket is a great leveller at all costs, and no better than former Indian T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav understands it. From a layman’s perspective, being in Suryakumar Yadav‘s boots at the moment is tough, as one would feel for the man who shot India to glory with a breathtaking juggling catch on the boundary line during the 2024 T20 World Cup and is going further in a glorious lifetime achievement when he, in defence of the World Title, captained India to a glorious ICC World T20 title in 2026.
However, life is not kind to Suryakumar Yadav, who got sacked immediately after the World T20 triumph, as the Indian selectors thought that Team India needs a complete revamp and chances should be given to more youngsters when it comes to planning for the 2028 T20I World Cup. Suryakumar Yadav, whose current age is 36 years, will be 38 in two years, and Indian National selectors have already made up their minds to give chances to the youngsters in the T20I National team.
However, Suryakumar Yadav still believes in his process and decides to go back to the basics when he takes the captaincy mantle of the Mumbai team in the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy 2026 and has opened up on his life post the T20 World Cup and seems positive regarding his approach to life and cricket in general and expressed his desire to be the student of the game and fight his way back to the Indian team again.
Mumbai skipper Suryakumar Yadav opens up on life and struggles Post T20 World Cup
“Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up.”
After winning two consecutive World Cups with India, things haven’t gone quite his way. But what stood out to me was his recent thought about going back to the 15 year old boy who just wanted to play cricket for Mumbai and eventually represent the state in first-class cricket.
Sometimes, you have to go back to your roots and build things brick by brick. Suryakumar Yadav is now leading Mumbai in the SMAT. Speaking on his life after the World Cup 2026 , Suryakumar Yadav was candid enough in discussing his ambitions and life post the success, Former Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav reflected on the challenging period that followed his team’s T20 World Cup triumph in 2026. Speaking at a function held by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) to honour the T20 Mumbai League 2026 winners,
Suryakumar Yadav was candid about his struggles during this phase. He emphasised the importance of honesty with oneself when navigating difficult periods, particularly when responsibilities extend beyond cricket. He said :
“See, post the T20 World Cup win, it has been a little difficult. I don’t want to run away from that fact. If you are not honest with yourself, it is very difficult to lead a happy life. So, to be very honest, it has been very difficult,” Suryakumar Yadav said as quoted by Cricbuzz.
Opening upon the struggles in personal life and embracing the birth of his daughter with happiness alongside managing his on field practice with the cricket bat, Suryakumar Yadav admitted balancing the life was a tad difficult job but the close knit friends anf family memebers helped him overcome the stress and responsibilites and duties. He said :
“During the IPL, I was blessed with a baby girl in May. So, the focus shifted completely towards her. The last few months, since she was born, have been very beautiful. But the first two months after the IPL were difficult.
Finally speaking about his return he firmly said that he believed in the basics and would love to go back to Mumbai first class setup and start back from the basics to re define his skills to a newer levels. He said :