IND Vs AUS 2025, 1st T20I Win Updates: Imagine being in the shoes of Suryakumar Yadav in the last 5 days or so. For starters, you are one of the bad guys in what was supposed to be a day of crowning glory for the Indian side on Sunday. Your snail-like innings was considered to be your personal failure and not a product of some peerless death bowling by the Australian pace battery. Your country ends up as the bridesmaid in the World Cup where you were supposed to be the centre of attention, and you are held responsible for it.
Despite that, the very next day, you are named the captain of T20 side that will face the very same side within a space of 4 days to earnestly begin with the preparation for the T20 World Cup, that is within 6 months. Some turnaround eh?
So now SKY has to not only put aside the pain, the heartache, and the emotional turmoil of losing a World Cup and final, he will also have to assume the mantle of a leader who will be marshalling a pretty young, raw, and inexperienced side against a side that has quite a few of their World Cup winning party within their ranks. Among all this, he also had to make sure that his batting in this format, which has always been a sight to behold, is not compromised due to the pain as well as the burden of leadership. No pressure eh SKY?