As the first T20I between India and South Africa takes place on Tuesday, all eyes will be on the team’s leadership group, the captain Suryakumar Yadav and vice-captain Shubman Gill, to improve their T20I form.

After a humiliating a 0-2 whitewash in Tests and a 2-1 win in a tightly-fought ODI series which saw stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli take centre stage, Surya’s boys will be aiming to continue their fine run heading into the T20 World Cup next year and beat the team who is very well amongst the strongest contenders to win the cup nexr year co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.

Suryakumar this year has been a far cry from the dominant force who secured back-to-back ICC Men’s T20 Player of the Year awards in 2022 and 2023. This year in 17 T20Is and 15 innings, he has made just 184 r

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