Former Indian opener Kris Srikkanth questioned Suryakumar Yadav’s form in T20Is after Men in Blue lifted their ninth Asia Cup title. India secured a thrilling five-wicket win against arch-rivals Pakistan at Dubai in the final clash on Sunday.
But, SKY’s indifferent form continued as he was dismissed after scoring one run off five balls in the all-important game of the tournament. Barring scoring 47 runs off 37 balls in the Group stage match against Pakistan, Yadav failed to come up with consistent performances with the bat in the continental tournament.
Yadav managed only 72 runs in six innings of the competition at an average of 18 and a strike rate of 101.40 and thus failed to lead from the front. After the Asia Cup final, SKY said he isn’t out of form but he’s out of runs.
Kris Srikkanth said on his YouTube Channel, “Suryakumar Yadav let me down. His scores are like a pin code these days. Both batting lineups had several pin codes with Pakistan being much worse of course. But yes, Surya’s form is very concerning, along with Shubman Gill.”
The former attacking opener questioned Shubman Gill’s ability to dominate in T20Is. Gill scored 127 runs in seven matches at an average of 21.16 and strike rate of 151.19 in Asia Cup 2025.
“Shubman Gill doesn’t look very deadly in the T20 format. He is fantastic in Tests and ODIs. Though they made him the vice-captain, with the World Cup coming up, we have to see what they do with him. He wasn’t even in my team during the initial selection. But they made him the vice-captain as well.”
On the other hand, despite the Asia Cup triumph, Srikkanth reckons the current team is not good enough for the T20 World Cup 2026.
“This team is not the right one for the T20 World Cup. It was enough for the below average sides in this tournament. But if we play with this team in the T20 World Cup, it’ll be curtains for us,” said Srikkanth.
India will next take on the West Indies in a two-match Test series at home.
