Team India New T20 Captain: BCCI has prepared to announce the name of the new captain in place of captain Suryakumar Yadav, who made Team India T20 World Champion for the third time. According to the information given by BCCI source to Times Now, Sanju Samson will be the new captain of the Indian T20 team.
Sanju's coronation was announced. The change in captaincy will be decided after seeing the performance of captain Suryakumar Yadav during Team India's tour of Ireland. In such a situation, new captain Sanju Samson will be seen taking command of Team India on the England tour.
Decision will be taken after Ireland tour
Suryakumar Yadav, who has been struggling with form for a long time, will decide his future as captain and player in Team India after the Ireland tour. Team India will play a two-match T20 series against Ireland. The series matches will be played in Belfast on 26 and 28 June. After this Team India will go on England tour. On the England tour, the Indian team will play a five-match T20 and three-match ODI series. The T20 series will be played from July 1 to July 11, 2026 in Durham, Manchester, Nottingham, Bristol and Southampton. After that, three matches of the three-match ODI series will be played on 14, 16 and 19 July in Birmingham, Cardiff and Lord's.
Why will the command not come into the hands of Iyer?
The name of Shreyas Iyer, who is captaining Punjab Kings in the IPL, is also coming up as the new T20 captain of the Indian T20 team but according to BCCI source, Shreyas Iyer is currently not a part of the Indian T20 team. For this reason, Sanju's claim as the new captain is stronger and that is why the board is not interested in making Iyer the new captain. The board is also not in favor of making Hardik the captain again. Samson has been a member of the team that won the T20 World Cup twice. BCCI is also looking at his leadership role in IPL. Sanju has captained Rajasthan Royals for a long time. In such a situation, if he becomes the new captain of Team India, his IPL captaincy experience will also be useful to him.
The silence of the bat became an obstacle in Surya's path.
Suryakumar Yadav's performance as a batsman after taking charge of the T20 team has been very poor. During this period, Surya could score 921 runs in 40 matches at an average of 27.08 and strike rate of 151.98. It includes 6 half-centuries. 84 not out was his best performance. He played this inning against USK in the World Cup 2026 at Wankhede Stadium. His bat remained silent in most of the matches against big teams. The Indian team did not lose any series under the captaincy of Surya. Under the captaincy of Surya, Team India played 52 matches, out of which it won 40 and lost 8. Under the captaincy of Surya, Team India's winning percentage was 82. The silence of 35-year-old Surya's bat has become the biggest obstacle in his path.
Samson will get the reward for his success in the World Cup
Sanju Samson played an important role in making India champion in the T20 World Cup 2026. He scored 321 runs in 5 innings in the World Cup at an average of 80.25 and strike rate of 199.37. He played innings of 97*, 89 and 89 runs against West Indies, England and New Zealand. He was also named the best player of the tournament. Samson had the responsibility of winning the Indian team's title, hence BCCI wanted to reward him by making him the captain. The next T20 World Cup will be played in October-November 2028, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. In such a situation, the new captain should get full time to prepare the team. For this reason, BCCI is seriously considering the issue of change in captaincy.
