Team India T20 Captain Shreyas Iyer: Shreyas Iyer could be named captain of India's T20 team. Suryakumar Yadav may be removed from the 2028 T20 World Cup plans.

Shreyas Iyer will be the new captain of Team India!

Plans are already emerging for what Team India will look like for the 2028 T20 World Cup. India won the 2026 T20 World Cup under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. According to recent reports, the selection committee wants to hand over the T20 team captaincy to Shreyas Iyer. This means Suryakumar Yadav's place in the team, who has been struggling with poor form for several months, is in danger.

Shreyas Iyer will be the new captain.

According to The Times of India, Shreyas Iyer could be the next team captain after Suryakumar Yadav. Shreyas has extensive captaincy experience in the Indian Premier League and is leading the Punjab Kings in IPL 2026.

According to the Times of India, a BCCI source stated that Iyer last played a T20 match in 2023 and is currently not part of the team. Recalling him and suddenly handing him the captaincy would be a major decision. Currently, the focus is on the 2027 ODI World Cup, giving the selectors time to consider the T20 leadership role.

Iyer has captaincy experience.

Shreyas Iyer has a wealth of captaincy experience. In 2018, Iyer became the captain of the Delhi Daredevils, leading them to the final of the IPL 2020. In 2022, he joined the Kolkata Knight Riders, and two years later, in 2024, under Iyer's captaincy, the KKR team lifted the IPL trophy.

He has also transformed the fortunes of the Punjab Kings. Punjab, which hadn't reached the finals since 2014, was brought to the finals after 11 years by Shreyas Iyer's excellent leadership skills. Now, in IPL 2026, Iyer has been excellent as a captain. So far, Punjab is the only team to remain unbeaten in the current season and sit atop the points table.