Indian T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav took to social media on Thursday, December 19 to showcase his new hairstyle. The Mumbai cricketer was recently seen in action during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2024. After missing the initial rounds of the tournament due to personal reasons, the 34-year-old returned for the latter part of the competition .
Suryakumar played a pivotal role in the final, scoring a crucial 48 runs against Madhya Pradesh. Chasing 175, Mumbai completed a five-wicket victory with 13 balls to spare, thereby clinching their second SMAT title. In total, the dynamic hitter accumulated 132 runs in five innings throughout the tournament.
Before his next mission, Suryakumar took a break to showcase his new look. He shared photos on Instagram with celebrity hairstylist Aalim Khan, captioning the post:
“Stay sharp, look sharper.”
Suryakumar will be back in action for Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25, which begins on Saturday, December 21. Mumbai will face Karnataka in their opening match of the group stage.
Here is the Mumbai team for the first three matches: Shreyas Iyer (c), Ayush Mhatre, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Jay Bista, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Suryansh Sheedge, Siddhesh Lad, Hardik Tamore (week), Prasad Pawar (week), Atharva Ankolekar, Tanush Kotian, Shardul Thakur, Royston Dias , Juned Khan, Harsh Tanna and Vinayak Bhoir.
Suryakumar Yadav last led India in the T20I series against South Africa
While Suryakumar Yadav is currently focusing on the domestic circuit, he successfully led India in their recent T20I series against South Africa. The Men in Blue won the four-match series 3-1, with Tilak Varma (280 runs) and Sanju Samson (216 runs) leading the way, while Suryakumar had a relatively quiet series with the bat.
In total, Suryakumar played 78 T20Is for India, accumulating 2,570 runs at an average of 40.79 and a strike rate of 167.86, including 21 fifties and four centuries. To date, he has captained India in 17 T20I matches, winning 14 and losing three.
Edited by Sankalp Srivastava
