Suryakumar Yadav revealed that the time after the IPL was very difficult for him. Afterward, he spoke with his wife, Devisha Shetty, and found renewed motivation to pursue cricket.

Suryakumar Yadav

Former India captain Suryakumar Yadav, who is currently out of the Indian team, has discussed his comeback. He will be captaining Mumbai in the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2026. However, beforehand, Surya revealed that the time after the 2026 IPL was very difficult for him. He then spoke with his wife, Devisha Shetty, who inspired him to return. While he hasn't found a chance in Team India, he appears fully prepared to return for Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

It's worth noting that under Suryakumar Yadav's captaincy, Team India won the 2026 T20 World Cup. He also played his last match for India in the same T20 World Cup. Since then, Surya has been consistently overlooked from India's T20 team. So let's find out what he has to say about his return.

The thought of starting again

During the Celebration of Champions event of the T20 Mumbai League, Suryakumar said, "The first two months after the IPL were very difficult. But then I thought about how I was before, how I started my cricket, when I used to think that I wanted to play age-group cricket for Mumbai; I want to play first-class cricket for Mumbai."

Relief after talking to wife

Surya further said, "I spoke to my wife about these things, and she also said the same thing: you have to bring back the same passion and love for cricket that you had when you were 15 years old. Like you wanted to represent Mumbai in age-group cricket.

Suryakumar Yadav's T20 career

Surya primarily plays T20 cricket for India. So far, he has played 373 T20 matches, scoring 9729 runs in 347 innings at an average of 34.50 and a strike rate of 152.58, including six centuries and 65 half-centuries.