{"id":1769,"date":"2026-08-29T08:36:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T08:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/08\/29\/suryakumar-yadav-responds-to-selection-snub\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T08:36:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T08:36:30","slug":"suryakumar-yadav-responds-to-selection-snub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2026\/08\/29\/suryakumar-yadav-responds-to-selection-snub\/","title":{"rendered":"Suryakumar Yadav speaks out after being dropped following T20 World Cup win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"9fece8afa224fd09e54b043d0febfb58\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NR ATF -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8898941184964366\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4839033563\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>India\u2019s T20 World Cup\u2011winning skipper Suryakumar Yadav has publicly addressed the shock of being omitted from the national side just months after leading the team to global glory. In a candid interview with former India batsman Aakash\u202fChopra on Chopra\u2019s YouTube channel, Yadav described his initial reaction, his respect for the selection panel and his willingness to return when called upon.<\/p>\n<h2>Selection panel\u2019s decision<\/h2>\n<p>The Ajit\u202fAgarkar\u2011led selection committee announced a revised squad for the upcoming series against Ireland and England, leaving Yadav out of the 15\u2011man roster. The committee also appointed Shreyas\u202fIyer as the new T20I captain, ending Yadav\u2019s tenure that had seen India unbeaten in series, with victories in both the 2022 T20 World Cup and the Asia Cup.<\/p>\n<p>While Yadav\u2019s leadership record was spotless, his personal batting form had waned. Over the previous two years his run\u2011scoring had dipped, and he failed to register a single half\u2011century for India in 2025. His only notable innings at the tournament came against the United States at the Wankhede Stadium, his home ground.<\/p>\n<h2>Yadav\u2019s reaction and perspective<\/h2>\n<p>When informed of the decision, Yadav said he initially smiled. \u201cI smiled when my name was not there,\u201d he told Chopra, explaining that he has learned to stay calm in pressure situations. He added that he felt grateful for the opportunities he had received and that the outcome was unexpected: \u201cEven I had not thought that this would happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yadav had expected to continue as captain beyond 2026, looking ahead to major events such as the Olympics and another T20 World Cup. He acknowledged the selectors\u2019 right to make a different call, stating, \u201cIf they thought that going forward, this is a better call, they took that call. I didn\u2019t react because I felt that this was their call.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regarding Shreyas\u202fIyer\u2019s appointment, Yadav spoke positively about his teammate. \u201cHe is a good player, a good human being, and a good captain also,\u201d Yadav said, while also admitting a degree of disappointment. \u201cWe have not lost a single series in two years. We won the World Cup and the Asia Cup. Then you want the same thing to go forward. When everything is going well, why the change?\u201d He recalled spending a month and a half at home pondering the decision, asking himself, \u201cHow can this happen? How is it possible? We just won the World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The timing of the notification added to Yadav\u2019s surprise. He revealed that the selection committee called him two to three days before the squad was officially announced, telling him it was \u201ctime for India to move forward without him.\u201d He said he did not react angrily, emphasizing that the decision was not his fault and that he trusted the panel\u2019s judgment.<\/p>\n<h2>Future availability and public response<\/h2>\n<p>Despite being dropped, Yadav made it clear that he remains ready to serve India whenever the board deems it appropriate. \u201cI am ready. You can call me anytime. I am playing cricket anytime. I will continue to play whenever you feel the time is right,\u201d he affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>The episode has sparked a lively discussion among cricket fans. An online poll linked to the interview recorded more than 3,000 users sharing their opinion and over 5,000 votes on whether selectors should consider a player\u2019s recent leadership success more carefully.<\/p>\n<p>Yadav\u2019s openness about his feelings, his respect for the new captain and his willingness to return underscore the complex dynamics that can arise when performance, leadership and selection policies intersect in international sport.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India\u2019s T20 World Cup\u2011winning captain Suryakumar Yadav opened up on his surprise at being left out of the squad for the Ireland and England series, praising the new captain while questioning the timing of the decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[299],"tags":[1698,1699,1700,1697,1701],"class_list":["post-1769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-india-t20","tag-selection-controversy","tag-shreyas-iyer","tag-suryakumar-yadav","tag-t20-world-cup","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}