India's tour of Sri Lanka begins with the first T20I on Saturday and consists of three T20Is and three ODIs. Following Rohit Sharma's retirement from the shorter format after a triumphant ICC T20 World Cup campaign, Suryakumar was announced as the next T20I skipper for India.
Ahead of the clash between India and Bangladesh in the Super 8s of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, former head coach of Men in Blue, Ravi Shastri heaped praise on star batter Suryakumar Yadav for his magnificent performance against Afghanistan in the previous match.