Team India has to play a T20 series against Sri Lanka from 27th July this month. For which Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir has announced his first team. Suryakumar Yadav has been made the captain for the T20 series in this team. Surya getting this responsibility at the age of 33 is a big deal in itself. Because after the age of 30, a player in Indian cricket is considered old, due to which he is constantly criticized and taunted for his increasing age. But in this case, Surya's story seems to be completely opposite.
Suryakumar Yadav, a veteran T20 cricket player, made his debut for Team India at the age of 30. He became the captain at the age of 33, the next T20 World Cup is to be held in 2026. He will be 35 years old then. If everything goes well, he will also be seen captaining Team India. There was a time when Surya used to perform brilliantly in domestic cricket. He used to bat brilliantly in IPL. After this, he was not selected in the team. Everyone from the player's family to the fans were surprised when his name did not come.
During an interview, Surya had said that, my father also checks the website when the India A team is announced. He calls me and tells me that your name is not in it. I tell him that there is no problem. Surya made his debut at the age of 30, since then he has never looked back, in just 3 years he reached from rags to riches.
Highlights from Surya's T20 career
- Debut in T20 International cricket at the age of 30
- First T20 International century at the age of 31.
- Number 1 T20 International batsman at the age of 32
- First Asian player to reach 900 rating points in T20Is, at the age of 32.
- At the age of 32, he was selected as the ICC T20 International 'Cricketer of the Year' for the first time.
- Selected as ICC T20 International 'Cricketer of the Year' for the second time in 33 years.
- Became the T20 captain of Team India at the age of 33.
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