In recent days there has been speculation on whether Suryakumar will continue to remain the captain of the Indian T20I team despite leading the national team to the 2026 T20 World Cup title in their last assignment. Since the start of 2025, the veteran batter has been in poor form in international cricket. His case further weakened after a poor display in the 2026 IPL for Mumbai Indians (MI) with just 270 runs in three games with two half-centuries and an average of 20.76 and a strike rate of 147.54.
