During his trip to the United States, Team India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav made a stop at the famous Yankee Stadium, home of the MLB team, the NY Yankees. Team India T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav stopped by the iconic Yankee Stadium, home of the MLB franchise, the New York Yankees, during his visit to the United States. Bringing in the T20 World Championship-winning cricketer was a strategic move to make the presence of cricket felt after the T20 World Cup.
For a place which has been ardently devoted to sports, the introduction of cricket drew a lot of attention when the games were hosted in New Jersey, Dallas, Texas and Florida. Recently, the game of cricket and baseball had a crossover when India’s T20I skipper, Suryakumar Yadav, visited the MLB’s legendary franchise, the New York Yankees’ stadium.
Suryakumar Yadav receives special felicitation in US on his holidays
Suryakumar Yadav was honored with a customized Yankees jersey which had his name and jersey number 63 embellished on it. He also met the New York Yankees’ players in the locker room and had his special jersey signed by the renowned baseball outfielder Aaron Judge. SKY was left in awe after he saw the historic MLB Stadium.
Suryakumar Yadav was a part of Team India when they visited the US in June to take part in the group-stage matches for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The Men in Blue went up against Ireland, USA and Pakistan at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York and defeated all of them. The match against Canada in Florida ended up being a washout.
Suryakumar Yadav is coming off a successful run in his debut as the T20I skipper for the Men in Blue. Under him, Team India pulled off a clean sweep against Sri Lanka in the three-match T20I series at the Pallekele Stadium.
India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav enjoys his time away from the game in London
Indian cricketer Suryakumar Yadav shared a picture with his family, enjoying time off the field. Suryakumar Yadav was last seen in action during the three-game T20I series against Sri Lanka in July 2024. The Indian T20I caption started his stint on a bright note as the Men in Blue whitewashed the hosts 3-0.
The right-handed batter also won the Player of the Series award. The explosive batter scored 58 off 26 balls in the first game, hitting eight fours and two maximums. Suryakumar Yadav bowled the all-important last over in the final game of the series when the hosts needed six to win as the match went into the super over. The Men in Blue held their nerves and won the game.
Meanwhile, Surya wasn’t part of the ODI squad, which the Men in Blue lost 2-0 against Sri Lanka. The Mumbai cricketer seemed to be enjoying his time off the field with his family. On Monday, August 12, he shared a post on Instagram, captioning it:
“Long awaited family time.”
Suryakumar will next be donning the Indian jersey in the three-game T20I series against Bangladesh, starting October 6.
Suryakumar Yadav to play Buchi Babu tournament
A new era in Indian cricket began with Gautam Gambhir taking over as head coach of the Men in Blue, while Suryakumar Yadav replaced Rohit Sharma as the team’s T20 captain from the Sri Lanka series. Despite leading the team in the shortest format of the game, Surya has fallen out of favour with the selectors in ODI and Test cricket, but the batsman has now made his intentions clear to don the Indian colors in all 3 formats.
The Indian T20I captain hasn’t given up on the hopes of playing red-ball cricket for India, as the right-handed batter has expressed his desire to play in the Buchi Babu tournament. Surya has only played one Test match against Australia in February 2023. The explosive batter struggled during his short stay and was dismissed by Nathan Lyon for 8. Since then, he hasn’t represented the nation in Test cricket.
However, the Indian batter is keen to represent the country in all three formats. As per a report by ESPNCricinfo, he has informed of his availability for the second half of the Buchi Babu tournament.
Speaking about his decision, Yadav told the Times of India:
“I want to play for India in all three formats. Playing in Buchi Babu will give me good practice for the red-ball tournaments this season.”
It will be interesting to see whether Suryakumar Yadav will make his way to the Indian Test team or not. Suryakumar Yadav, the new T20 captain, aims to play in all formats for India. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar confirmed Surya is currently considered only for T20s, with no ODI inclusion despite recent performances.