New Delhi. India’s newly appointed T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav is overjoyed to get the new responsibility. Surya has been selected as the captain of the Indian T20 team for the Sri Lanka tour. He left Hardik Pandya behind in the race for captaincy at the last moment. Suryakumar Yadav expressed his happiness on becoming the captain and said that the last few weeks have been no less than a dream.
Suryakumar Yadav thanked everyone for keeping faith in him. Surya was appointed the Indian captain of this format after Rohit Sharma’s retirement from T20 International cricket. The 33-year-old batsman was given preference over Hardik Pandya, who was the vice-captain in the T20 World Cup.
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Suryakumar Yadav gave his first reaction on social media after becoming the captain. Surya wrote on Instagram, ‘Thank you very much for the love, support and good wishes I received from you. The last few weeks have been nothing less than a dream. I am really grateful for all this.’
