Earlier this month, BCCI selection committee decided to drop T20 World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar Yadav from the squad and hand the role to Shreyas Iyer.
Hardik Pandya's future at Mumbai Indians (MI) is set to be decided after a thorough meeting between player and franchise.
Suryakumar Yadav smashed an unbeaten 72 of 36 to guide Triumph Knights MNE to victory in a T20 Mumbai League match.
Suryakumar Yadav is not following Mumbai Indians or his IPL captain Hardik Padya on Instagram.
India's T20I skipper Shreyas Iyer said he has always loved facing challenges growing up and the new responsibility of leading the country in the shortest format doesn't mean he has to change his personality.
Suryakumar Yadav took to social media to post a special message for Shreyas Iyer after the latter was appointed the new Indian cricket team T20I skipper.
Shreyas Iyer outscored Suryakumar Yadav during the Mumbai T20 League match just hours after becoming the Indian cricket team T20I captain.
Shreyas Iyer "honoured" as he replaced Suryakumar Yadav as India's new T20I captain.
R Ashwin, who retired from international cricket in 2024, said Suryakumar Yadav could have been given more time to prove himself as a batter instead of being dropped from India's T20I side altogether.
Suryakumar Yadav shared a hug with Shreyas Iyer just hours after losing the Indian cricket team T20I captaincy. Shreyas replaced Suryakumar as India's T20I captain ahead of the series against Ireland and England.