‘Think About Scoring Runs, Not About…’: Former Australian Captain’s Advice For India’s T20 Skipper Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav: Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has given an important piece of advice to India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav as the aggressive batter has struggled to score runs in the recent past.

“That’s as big a surprise for me, just looking at his recent form. He’s been such a solid and consistent contributor for India in T20 cricket for a long time and just hasn’t been able to find it of late,” Ponting said of Yadav.

“He’s an interesting one because when I’ve seen him play his best, he’s taken six or eight or 10 balls to get going and then just lets it all go,” said Ponting.

Ponting put his weight behind SKY and added that he should think about scoring runs and not getting out. 

“He plays all of his shots and backs himself and a bit like Travis Head where it almost looks like they don’t ever fear getting out,” Ponting noted.

“That’s what I’d say to him. I’d be saying, think about scoring runs, don’t think about getting out.”

“Trust yourself, back yourself. You’re proven to be as good as anybody in the world in the T20 format and go and prove it to everybody once again.”

Suryakumar Yadav will be leading India in the T20 World Cup 2026 scheduled to take place in February-March and will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Axar Patel has been named his deputy for the marquee event where India will enter as the defending champions.

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