India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has undergone a successful hernia surgery in Munich, Germany and is currently in recovery. The 34-year-old batting star took advantage of a break in India’s schedule to address the issue before resuming international duties later this summer.
Suryakumar was last seen lighting up IPL 2025 with an extraordinary run of form for Mumbai Indians, where he not only powered the team into the playoffs but also broke a world record for most consecutive 25+ scores (16) in T20 cricket. He ended the season with 717 runs, the highest-ever tally by a non-opener in IPL history, and also the most by a Mumbai Indians batter in a single edition.
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India is currently on a Test tour of England, running through August 4, and will then travel to Bangladesh for a white-ball series comprising three ODIs and three T20Is. Suryakumar has not been part of India’s 50-over squad since the 2023 World Cup final, and with no immediate T20I fixtures, the timing was ideal for surgery and rehabilitation.
He is expected to return to lead the T20I side in the first T20I in Chattogram on August 26, marking his comeback.
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Since taking over the T20I captaincy following India’s World Cup win in June 2024, Suryakumar has overseen a revolutionary phase in India’s T20 approach. With Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja having retired from the format, the baton passed to the IPL generation, under whom India has redefined T20 batting.
Embracing aggression and batting depth, the team has regularly crossed the 250-run mark, even setting a near-record 297 vs Bangladesh in October 2024, the second-highest total in T20I history.
As Suryakumar recovers, fans and selectors alike will be eager to see him resume command of the high-flying Indian T20 squad as they continue building toward the 2026 T20 World Cup.
