Suryakumar Yadav captained India to a title win. Photo: AP
\n\nThe Ajit Agarkar-headed selection committee made the bold call of sacking and dropping Suryakumar Yadav from the T20I squad despite him leading India to a title win in the 2026 World Cup. Following the title win, Suryakumar Yadav had said that he was eyeing a gold medal in the 2028 LA Olympics, confirming that he wanted to continue leading India. But the selectors had other plans and dropped him from the squad altogether. Suryakumar has broken his silence for the first time since being sacked and dropped. Speaking to the media following his heroics in Mumbai's first game of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Suryakumar said that he was "disappointed" but he also vowed to make a return.
\n\n"After winning the World Cup, you naturally think that you will play in India's next series after the IPL. It's not easy to win an ICC event, especially at home, which nobody has done in the past. It felt great to win that tournament. But the selectors must have thought of something to decide [to change captaincy]. But I was definitely disappointed. If you're not sad after such things how will you…
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