How Good Is SKY As Captain? Suryakumar Yadav’s Record Ahead Of IND vs SA T20 Series

Suryakumar Yadav has had a very impressive run as India’s T20 captain heading into the IND vs SA series. Here's a look at his flawless captaincy record so far.

Surya has a stellar record as captain of India in T20Is

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Suryakumar Yadav was named captain of India's T20 team last year, shortly after Gautam Gambhir took charge as Head Coach. 

Since then, the Men in Blue have since remarkable success despite big names like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retiring from the shortest format after lifting the World Cup. 

India's next test is a five-match series against South Africa, at home, with the first clash in Cuttack. As we wait for them to lock horns. let's take a look at Surya's record as India's T20 skipper thus far. 

Suryakumar Yadav's India T20 Captaincy Record

Suryakumar Yadav has led India in five T20 bilateral series as of this writing, and he has won all of them.

His first assignment was away from home against Sri Lanka, which the Men in Blue won 3-0. SKY then replicated the same resulted against Bangladesh, followed by a 3-1 India vs South Africa T20 series victory away from home.

His last two series as India's skipper were against England (at home) and Australia (away), which the current T20 world champions won 4-1 and 2-1, respectively.

This perfect record should give him, and the team a lot of confidence as they head into another series against South Africa, this time at home.

However, the challenge won't be easy, as the Proteas have shown great spark with the bat in the preceding Test and One Day International (ODI) series.

Besides these bilateral series, Suryakumar Yadav also led India to an unbeaten Asia Cup-winning campaign earlier this year.

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