Indian T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav On Thursday, December 19, she showed off her new hairstyle on social media. The Mumbai cricketer was recently seen in action during the 2024 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT). After missing the first rounds of the tournament due to personal reasons, the 34-year-old football player returned for the second part of the competition.
Suryakumar played a crucial role in the final, scoring a crucial 48 runs against Madhya Pradesh. Chasing 175, Mumbai won their second SMAT title with a five-wicket victory with 13 balls to spare. In all, the dynamic batsman scored 132 runs in five innings throughout the tournament.
Before his next assignment, Suryakumar took a break to show off his fresh look. She shared pictures with famous hairstylist Aalim Khan on Instagram and wrote under this post:
“Be sharp, look sharper.”
Suryakumar will return to action for Mumbai in the 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy starting on Saturday, December 21. Mumbai will face Karnataka in the opening match of the group stage.
Mumbai's squad for the first three matches is as follows: Shreyas Iyer (c), Ayush Mhatre, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Jay Bista, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Siddhesh Lad, Hardik Tamore (wk), Prasad Pawar (wk), Atharva Ankolekar, Tanush Kotian, Shardul Thakur, Royston Dias, June Khan, Harsh Tanna and Vinayak Bhoir.
Suryakumar Yadav last led India in a T20I series against South Africa
While Suryakumar Yadav is currently focusing on the domestic circuit, he successfully captained India in the recent T20I series against South Africa. The Men in Blue won the four-game series 3-1 Tilak Varma (280 runs) and Sanju Samson (216 runs) lead the way, while Suryakumar has had a relatively quiet series with the bat.
In total, Suryakumar played 78 T20Is for India, amassing 2,570 runs at an average of 40.79 and a strike rate of 167.86, including 21 fifties and four centuries. Till date, he has captained India in 17 T20Is, winning 14 and losing three.
Edited by Sankalp Srivastava