Career should be big, not long… What players yearn for for years, they achieved it in 5 years SKY

Babu Moshay, life should be big, not long… You must have heard this dialogue from the film ‘Anand’ released in 1971. The meaning of this famous dialogue of Rajesh Khanna is that death is a moment, but before that moment comes, how we live every second and how much happiness we give to people, what matters is this dialogue. Suryakumar Yadav Fits in with the career of. Surya, who entered international cricket late, achieved everything in just five years of T20 career, which takes many players their entire life.

After the team selection for the Ireland-England tour and the Asian Games, on June 6, Suryakumar Yadav was not only stripped of the T20 captaincy, but was also shown the door from the team. In this way, this ‘sun’ of the Indian team has now set. It is very difficult for him to return to the team again.

How was Suryakumar Yadav’s T20I career?

Suryakumar Yadav played 113 matches for Team India, in which he scored 3272 runs in 107 innings at a strike rate of 36.36 and 162.95. During this period he scored 4 centuries and 25 half-centuries. Surya became the victim of a duck 7 times. At the same time, he remained unbeaten 17 times. He hit 179 sixes and 297 fours in his career.

How was Surya’s career as captain?

As captain, Surya won the title of T-20 Asia Cup 2025 and T-20 World Cup 2026. He captained Team India in 52 matches, out of which the team won 42 matches, while faced defeat in 8. At the same time, there was no result in two matches. His win percentage was 80.76, which is the highest among Indian captains. He won all 9 bilateral series under his captaincy. He did not face defeat in even one.

What achievements are recorded in the name of Suryakumar Yadav?

1. Debut at the age of 30: Suryakumar Yadav, after years of toiling in domestic cricket and IPL, made his T20I debut against England on 14 March 2021. At that time, he was 30 years 181 days old. (In many record books it is written in round figure as 30 or 31 years)
2. Number 1 at the age of 32: In the year 2022, due to his amazing batting, Surya became the world number-1 batsman in the ICC Men’s T20I rankings. When he reached this milestone, he was 32 years old and became the first Asian batsman to achieve 900 rating points.
3. World Cup champion at the age of 33: In June 2024, when the Indian team won the T20 World Cup title in Barbados under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Surya was also a member of that team. At that time his age was 33 years.
4. Asia Cup champion at the age of 34: After the retirement of Rohit Sharma, Surya was given the permanent captaincy of the Indian T20 team. Under his captaincy, he made India the champion in the Asia Cup 2025 held in UAE in September 2025.
5. World Cup Champion Captain at the age of 35: Recently, in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 held in March 2026, Suryakumar Yadav led the Indian team as captain and made India win the T20 World Cup title. Born on 14 September 1990, Surya was 35 years old at the time of this historic victory.
6. India’s direction changed in T20 cricket: He is called ‘Mr. 360 Degree’ because of his ability to play 360-degree shots all around the field. He completely changed the aggressive style of play of the Indian team.
7. Cup winning catch taken in 2024: That seemingly impossible catch of David Miller on the boundary line in the last over of the 2024 T20 World Cup final (vs South Africa) was taken by Surya, who helped India win the lost match. This is counted among the most iconic catches in the history of Indian cricket.
8. ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year for 2 consecutive times: Suryakumar Yadav is the only player in the world who has won the title of ‘ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year’ for two consecutive years (2022 and 2023).
9. Six on the first ball of the debut match: Surya had hit a six against England on the very first ball of his debut match. He achieved this feat in the over of Joffra Archer.
10. Player of the match in debut match: Surya played a brilliant inning of 57 runs in 31 balls against England, which included 3 sixes and 6 fours. He received the Player of the Match award for this innings.

When did Suryakumar Yadav last play ODI and how was his performance?

Suryakumar Yadav scored 773 runs in 35 innings of 37 ODI matches at an average of 25.77 and strike rate of 105.03. During this period he scored 4 half-centuries. His highest score was 72 not out in 37 balls, which he made in the second match of the three-match series in Indore on 24 September 2023. Surya played his last ODI match against Australia in the final of the 2023 World Cup, in which he scored only 18 runs in 28 balls. In this tournament, he scored 2 runs against New Zealand, 49 against England, 12 against Sri Lanka, 22 against South Africa, 2 not out against Netherlands and 1 against New Zealand.

How was Surya’s test career?

Surya has played only one test match in his career, in which he scored 8 runs in an innings. India won this match by an innings and 132 runs. Surya was bowled by Nathan Lyon.

Surya’s different style seen in Asia Cup 2025

The Asia Cup was organized in September after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on 22 April 2025. India captured the title by defeating Pakistan. In this tournament, India defeated Pakistan not once but thrice. After defeating Pakistan in the first match of the tournament, one of Surya’s statements went viral, in which he said – We stand with the victims of the Pahalgam attack. Today’s victory is dedicated to our army and security forces, who carried out Operation Sindoor with great bravery and courage. Surya had played an unbeaten inning of 47 runs in that match.

Team India started the tournament amidst threats of boycott of Asia Cup. There was a lot of pressure on him. There were many tense moments in the match, but the Indian players did not lose their composure. He maintained focus on the match. Surya’s captaincy kept the team away from stress.

Will Surya be able to make a comeback?

Overall, Surya has achieved everything in his short career, which even legends like Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman could not achieve. Apart from the 2022 Champions Trophy, all three have not won any ICC trophy, while Surya has 2-2 T20 World Cups to his name – one as captain and one as a player. It is a big shock for Surya to be stripped of the captaincy and out of the team.

However, the doors of return to cricket are never completely closed. Still, considering the current selection policy, opportunities being given to young players and the phase of change in the team, Surya’s comeback does not seem easy, but his contribution to Indian cricket, aggressive batting and captaincy achievements will be remembered for a long time.. In the end I would just like to say – Thank You Surya. Always shine.