Team India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav's poor run of form has continued as he was dismissed for a duck in the fourth T20I of the five-match series against England at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune on Friday,
This was Suryakumar's 7th straight failure with the bat in T20Is. A short ball angled into the body of Sanju Samson did the batter in. In came Tilak Varma and he decided to give a charge. He ran down the wicket and tried, but the ball angled away and flew off the outside edge toward third man.
Saqib Mahmood dismissed Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma and India captain Suryakumar Yadav in his first over without giving away a single run.
He used to play for KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders), and I remember he had just two shots. Predictably, he would play the flick shot on the first ball of the innings, no matter where it landed. The growth of Suryakumar Yadav is incredible.
Several examples come to mind when the topic of modern T20 batters comes up, and two of those striking names are India's Suryakumar Yadav and England's Liam Livingstone.
England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and chose to bowl first against India as they look to level the series in the fourth T20 international on Friday.
Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has pinpointed one error made by India captain Suryakumar Yadav in their loss to England in the third T20I.
Suryakumar was recently asked whether the cricketers still roam around in the garden, now that Rohit Sharma has retired. Find out what the current Indian T20 captain said, only on CricTracker.
Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube formed an 87-run stand for the sixth wicket, helping India post over 180 runs on the board.
Saqib Mahmood is playing his first T20I of the series in Pune. He came in for Mark Wood after England opted to bowl first. Mahmood has etched his name into the history books with a triple-wicket maiden over in the 4th T20I.
For former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar, it was a bit of a surprise when India went ahead with Surya as their next T20I captain after the World Cup glory.
India are taking on England at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Friday, January 31 in the fourth T20I of the five-match series. The Men in Blue are 2-1 up in the series.