Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav, a dynamic cricketer known for his explosive batting, has taken on a new challenge as the captain of India’s T20I team. His appointment marks the beginning of an exciting chapter for Indian team in the shortest format of the game post Rohit-Kohli era. 

Yadav has been a crucial part of India’s T20I setup, contributing significantly to their success at crucial times. Suryakumar Yadav will mark the beginning of his captaincy with the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, scheduled to begin from 27th July. As Yadav prepares to take on a new role, former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri said that Yadav will need to deal with the challenge of knowing the strengths and limitations of his bowlers. Yadav, however, has led India in T20Is on previous occasions as stand-in skipper. 

"One thing that he (Suryakumar) will have to learn from his side, is what are the strengths of his bowlers and what are the limitations. I never say a bowler has a weakness, I say a limitation and then there are strengths. And then focus on the right things and set fields accordingly. I think that's what he will have to learn,” Shastri said on the ICC.

Shastri also pointed out Yadav’s skills stating that he is a match-winner and will lead the team greatly.

"We know he is street smart...he is one of the best T20 players in the world at the moment. He is a match-winner on his own, walks into the team day in, day out in that format of the game on his own steam, so I think it's not a bad idea at all."

"I think it'll [captaincy style] be much like his personality, the way he plays the game. He'll be thinking very quickly and the fact that he knows all these players, even the senior players, I think he'll be in a great position to handle the team."