India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav took to social media on Thursday, December 19, to show off his new haircut. The Mumbai cricketer was recently seen in action during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2024. After missing the first rounds of the tournament due to personal reasons, the 34-year-old is back for the second leg of the competition.
Suryakumar played a key role in the final, scoring a crucial 48 runs against Madhya Pradesh. Chasing 175, Mumbai secured a five-ball victory with 13 balls to spare, claiming their second SMAT title. In all, the dynamic batsman amassed 132 runs in five innings during the tournament.
Ahead of his next assignment, Suryakumar took a break to show off his fresh look. He shared pictures with famous hairstylist Aalim Khan on Instagram with the caption:
“Stay sharp, look sharper.”
Suryakumar will return to action for Mumbai in the 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy, which begins on Saturday, December 21. Mumbai will face Karnataka in their first match of the group stage.
Here is the Mumbai squad for the first three matches: Shreyas Iyer (c), Ayush Mhatre, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Jay Bista, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Siddhesh Lad, Hardik Tamore (ie), Prasad Pawar (ie), Atharva Ankolekar, Tanush Kotian, Shardul Thakur, Royston Dias , Juned Khan, Harsh Tanna and Vinayak Bhoir.
Suryakumar Yadav last led India in a T20I series against South Africa
While Suryakumar Yadav is currently focused on the domestic circuit, he successfully captained India in their recent T20I series against South Africa. The men in blue won the four game series 3-1, s Tilak Varma (280 runs) and Sanju Samson (216 runs) leading the charge, while Suryakumar had a relatively quiet series with the bat.
In total, Suryakumar played 78 T20Is for India, amassing 2570 runs at an average of 40.79 and a strike rate of 167.86, including 21 fifty and four centuries. He has captained India in 17 T20Is till date, winning 14 and losing three.
Edited by Sankalp Srivastava
