‘Meet MS Dhoni on steroids’: Twitter reacts as Suryakumar Yadav slots himself at No.11 vs Oman in Asia Cup

India National Cricket Team T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav shocked everyone with a surprising decision in the last Group Stage match of the Asia Cup 2025.

Suryakumar Yadav-led India locked horns with Jatinder Singh-led Oman in the 12th match of the Asia Cup 2025 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, on Friday, September 19.

Suryakumar Yadav doesn't bat against Oman

India won the toss and opted to bat first in the match. At the toss, the skipper revealed that they made the decision to ensure that everyone gets some game time heading into the Super Fours.

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Notably, the Men In Blue qualified for the Super Fours after winning their first two matches in a dominant fashion against the UAE and Pakistan. They are joined by Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka in the next round.

Coming back to the match against Oman, the Indian team were surprisingly off to a slow start as the bowlers were able to keep Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill quiet.

The vice-captain Gill got out for 5 in the second over itself, and the wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson was promoted to bat at No.3.

Then, Abhishek Sharma started his fireworks and allowed Samson to take his time in the middle to settle. Abhishek got out after scoring a quickfire 38 runs off 15 balls while Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube were dismissed for single-digit scores.

Axar Patel (26 off 13) and Tilak Varma (29 off 18) also played explosive innings while Sanju Samson finished as India's leading run-getter with 56 runs off 45 balls.

Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav shocked everyone by not coming out to bat in the innings despite India losing 8 wickets. Suryakumar promoted Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, and Harshit Rana over him as the team finished with a score of 188/8.

Fans compared Suryakumar's move to MS Dhoni's act for CSK, while the commentator Vivek Razdan found it disrespectful.

“This game shouldn’t be taken lightly. It should be given as much respect as possible. You have so many more matches to play, and your captain is still waiting to bat at number 11," he said.

Also Read: Watch: Shubman Gill’s stumps shattered by Oman bowler in Asia Cup 2025, poor form continues

Here's How Fans Reacted To Suryakumar Yadav Slotting Himself At No.11:

Forgot the names,
Forgot to come out to bat 😂

#AsiaCup pic.twitter.com/3B2TKa1SFm

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) September 19, 2025

Suryakumar Yadav deciding batting order today pic.twitter.com/tdO2OnVtfO

— Sagar (@sagarcasm) September 19, 2025

Unpopular opinion.. but even after 8 wickets down if Suryakumar Yadav doesn't walk out to bat despite being a captain, then I feel it is kinda disrespectful to the Oman team. Yes you want to test other batters but not even batting at No.10? C'mon. Not cool. #AsiaCup

— Anuj Nitin Prabhu (@APTalksCricket) September 19, 2025

Captain Suryakumar Yadav Sent Tailenders To Bat Over Him In A T20 Match

Pic - Unrelated pic.twitter.com/1e8ca6QvAH

— Varun (@varunx18) September 19, 2025

Suryakumar yadav in today’s game#IndvsOmn #AsiaCup2025 #IndianCricket #suryakumar pic.twitter.com/9prKmILMQ0

— Stumper (@TheStumpStory) September 19, 2025

Suryakumar Yadav in today's match...🥱
Weak teams ke against q hi run karna ...#AsiaCup2025 #INDvsOMAN pic.twitter.com/Ha74fD55r8

— Anonymous ♥️✨ (@AdityaP68849124) September 19, 2025

Suryakumar yadav against Oman#indvsoman pic.twitter.com/wfYdamt1Jk

— 🚩 Hardik 🇮🇳 (@KelieBro) September 19, 2025

Meet Dhoni on Steroids!!
Suryakumar just demoted himself from 4 to no. 11 😭😭😭
Is he hinting at being CSK's next captain??#indvsoman #AsiaCup2025 #suryakumar pic.twitter.com/3lxc96U5qI

— Stumper (@TheStumpStory) September 19, 2025

Actually, Suryakumar yadav being like ms dhoni🤡#SuryakumarYadav#INDvOMN

— lakhman Odedra (@ItsLvodedra007) September 19, 2025

Suryakumar Yadav cosplaying as Rohit Sharma at the start and Dhoni now...

— Ayushi Singh (@ayushisingh1630) September 19, 2025

Oman and India Playing XIs and changes:

Oman Playing XI: Jatinder Singh (c), Aamir Kaleem, Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla (wk), Faisal Shah, Mohammad Nadeem, Aryan Bisht, Zikria Islam, Shakeel Ahmed, Jiten Ramanandi, Samay Shrivastava

Mohammad Nadeem & Zikria Islam IN.

Wasim Ali & Hassnain Ali Shah OUT.

India Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav

Harshit Rana & Arshdeep Singh IN.

Varun Chakaravarthy & Jasprit Bumrah OUT.