India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has put the speculation about his potential stepping away from international cricket to bed for now by saying that his next target is the gold medal at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games and the T20 World Cup later that year.
SKY made this declaration after becoming the third Indian captain to lift the T20 World Cup trophy on the night of March 8, 2026, following India’s 96-run victory against New Zealand in the T20 WC 2026 final in Ahmedabad as India overcame the ghosts of the World Cup 2023 final defeat, of which Suryakumar and Jasprit Bumrah were part.
Will Suryakumar Yadav retire from T20Is and international cricket?
No, Suryakumar has confirmed that he doesn’t plan on retiring from T20Is for another couple of years, as he suggested having ambitions for the LA28 Olympics and the T20 WC 2028.
Speaking in the press conference after the final, Suryakumar said, “The next goal is the Olympics. Olympic gold and also the T20 World Cup that year. Don’t forget.”
When and where is the next T20 World Cup?
The 2028 T20 World Cup will be hosted in Australia and New Zealand in October-November. It will follow the LA28 Olympics, which is slated for July 2028.
Meanwhile, Suryakumar already had an outstanding captaincy record heading into this tournament, but he needed to propel India to the title to secure his legacy alongside MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma in the pantheons of the T20 WC-winning Indian captains.
What is India’s record under Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy in T20I cricket?
Suryakumar has captained India in 52 T20Is, of which India won 42 matches and lost only 8, and two matches were washed out. Suryakumar’s win/loss ratio of 5.25 is the best among captains who have led in a minimum of 20 T20Is (only Full Member nations), even better than Rohit Sharma’s win/loss ratio of 4.16.
India have won all bilateral series and multilateral tournaments, including an unbeaten Asia Cup campaign, under Suryakumar’s leadership.
SKY got the reins of the T20I team after Rohit retired from the shortest international format, after marching India to the title two years ago in Barbados.
“Everything was changed post 2024. We played a different brand of cricket in 2024 and from there we understood how this team needs to work forward, play forward,” Suryakumar added.
“And it’s been a wonderful journey since. We won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2025, played a completely different brand of cricket, and now in 2026, we wanted to do something special in front of the home crowd right here. We want to continue doing that 27 – 28 – 29 and never stop.”
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