India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has returned home after leading the team to a series sweep over Sri Lanka. Yadav, who is not part of the ODI leg of the tour, expressed his excitement for the upcoming matches and anticipation for Rohit Sharma’s signature one-liners.
“All the best for ODIs, I will watch the complete series and will wait for your one-liners,” Yadav said in a video shared by the BCCI. “I know you will be standing near the stump mic, there are several new guys in the team. Hopefully, we will get to listen to several more one-liners.”
Yadav’s appointment as India’s full-time T20I skipper sparked debate before the BCCI announced the white-ball squads for the Sri Lanka tour. However, Yadav’s performance in the T20I leg, where India whitewashed Sri Lanka 3-0, silenced the critics.
In the final match of the series, Yadav emerged as an unlikely bowling hero. With Sri Lanka needing just six runs to win in the last over, Yadav brought himself on to bowl and picked up two wickets, restricting Sri Lanka to five runs and forcing a ‘Super Over’ tie-breaker. Yadav’s boundary in the ‘Super Over’ ultimately sealed India’s victory.
With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli returning to the squad for the ODIs, India will aim to maintain their winning momentum. The first ODI will be played on Friday at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, followed by the second and third matches on July 4 and 7 at the same venue.
