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Suryakumar Yadav has been removed from the T20I captaincy and also from the side. The team India batter as a captain led the side to the T20 World Cup 2026 glory, helping them win the title back-to-back edition and also becoming the first team to win at home alongside becoming the first team to win three T20 titles.
Suryakumar Yadav has been replaced by another Mumbai-born batter, Shreyas Iyer. The Punjab Kings captain has been named as the new T20I captain, while the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced the squad for the Ireland and England tours alongside the Asian Games 2026.
Rohit and SKY congratulate Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas has been one of the finest captains in India. Currently, both Shreyas and Suryakumar Yadav have been featuring in the T20 Mumbai League 2026 for SoBo Mumbai Falcons and Triumphs Knights, respectively.
They are, in fact, playing against each other tonight. During the toss, SKY congratulated Shreyas for becoming the captain of India, and he also felt proud as both come from the same state.
It is very proud moment for all- SKY on Shreyas becoming captain
Apart from congratulating Shreyas Iyer, he also mentioned an interesting fact that all the last 3 T20I captains of India have been from Mumbai, with Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, and now Shreyas Iyer, so this is a historic moment for Mumbai cricket, as among the three, two are T20 World Cup-winning captains. Now Shreyas has big shoes to fill.
Suryakumar Yadav said, during the toss, "Very happy for Shreyas Iyer. We played a lot of cricket for Mumbai and India together. Most importantly 3 back to back T20i captains for India from Mumbai now and it is very proud moment for all of us at Mumbai cricket."
Captaincy is also something that has to be earned- Rohit Sharma
Apart from SKY, Rohit Sharma said, "The way Shreyas Iyer has led the franchise, Mumbai he will have a good time in leading India as well". "Playing in Mumbai and representing Mumbai teaches you a lot. You can ask anyone who has captained Mumbai and then gone on to captain India. Nothing comes easy here you have to earn everything."
"Captaincy is also something that has to be earned. You need to earn the respect of the people around you, and that’s the common quality among those who have come through Mumbai and gone on to captain India. it was Suryakumar Yadav, who led India all the way to a World Cup final, and now it’s Shreyas Iyer, who has been announced as captain."
India plays England and Ireland
India will first tour Ireland for two T20s on June 26 and 28, followed by a five-match T201 series against England from July 1 to 11. Shreyas returned to India's T201 team for the first time since December 3, 2023, when he faced Australia in Bengaluru.
India squad for England & Ireland: Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma (VC), Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dube, Varun Chakaravarthy, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
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