Suryakumar Yadav batting against Saurashtra

When the BCCI announced the Indian team for the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, Hardik Pandya was made the captain. At the same time, no one was aware that Suryakumar Yadav would be made the captain of the T20I team.

Surya Kumar Yadav, the world's number-one player in the ICC T20 rankings, is currently in excellent form. Good news came for him late Tuesday evening. The BCCI on Tuesday named star batsman Suryakumar Yadav as the vice-captain of the Indian team for the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka.

When the BCCI announced the Indian team for the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, Hardik Pandya was made the captain. At the same time, no one was aware that Suryakumar Yadav would be made the captain of the T20I team. By snatching the vice-captaincy from Pant, the selectors made Suryakumar the vice-captain.

Surya's bat has run well in 2022

The BCCI has now given him the New Year gift by giving him vice-captaincy. In the year 2022, the kind of performance Suryakumar Yadav had put the cricket giants around the world in awe. Now he has been rewarded for this performance. He may not be playing in the team at the moment but his brilliant batting continues in the Ranji Trophy as well.

Suryakumar Yadav played a stormy inning against Saurashtra

It may be noted that Surya Kumar Yadav was not selected for the ODI series played against Bangladesh. He was given rest. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Surya Kumar Yadav started playing for his team Mumbai in Ranji Trophy. Surya Kumar Yadav played a stormy inning against Saurashtra. Surya played a brilliant inning of 95 off 107 balls. During his innings, he hit 1 six and 14 fours. However, Surya missed out on completing his century by five runs.