Suryakumar Yadav has revealed he took the advice of entrepreneur Ritika Sajdeh, who is also India men’s ODI captain Rohit Sharma’s wife, ahead of the 2025 Asia Cup. Suryakumar said that Ritika told him that Rohit shuts all his social media apps before big tournaments, and the T20I skipper did the same for the 2025 Asia Cup.

The decision helped Suryakumar cut out the extra noise, which was at a peak during the tournament in the UAE, mainly due to a triple contest against arch political rivals Pakistan. Surya’s personal form was also not great, but he maintained his composure as the captain, which kept the team calm through the tumultuous streak of controversies, starting from no handshakes to the trophyless celebrations on the final day.

“I knew there would be a lot of noise," he told T

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