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Team India: A big change can be seen in the Indian cricket team regarding T20 captaincy. According to media reports, Suryakumar Yadav has been removed from the T20 captaincy, perhaps he will no longer be a part of the team. The selectors and team management are searching for a new captain keeping the future plans in mind. According to reports, Shreyas Iyer’s name is leading in the race for the new captain.

Shreyas Iyer leads in the race for T20 captaincy

According to the report of Cricbuzz, 31-year-old Shreyas Iyer is leading in the race for captaincy. Iyer has made a special place in the middle-order in the Indian ODI team. Apart from this, he has impressed everyone with his brilliant captaincy in IPL. Under his captaincy, Punjab Kings performed brilliantly and made it to the finals of IPL 2025. Apart from this, under his captaincy he made Kolkata Knight Riders win the title. In such a situation, his claim for captaincy in T20 has become stronger.

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Names of these players also included in the race

Indian star batsman Tilak Verma and star wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan are also in the race for T20 captaincy. After Surya was removed from the captaincy of India’s T20 team, now the names of three major contenders have emerged as his successor. According to reports, names of Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Verma and Ishan Kishan are included in the shortlist of selectors. According to Cricbuzz, the selectors’ meeting will be held in Mumbai on Saturday, June 6, where the change of leadership can be formally approved.

T20I career of all three players

Talking about 31-year-old Shreyas Iyer’s T20 International career, he has played a total of 51 matches in this format so far. In which he has scored 1104 runs in 47 innings. Talking about Tilak Verma, he has played a total of 49 T20I matches for India so far, in which he has scored 1390 runs in 46 innings. Apart from this, Ishan Kishan has scored 1328 runs in 45 T20I matches played so far for Team India.