Suryakumar Yadav has been sacked as Team India's T20I captain and is likely to be removed from the squad as well. He led the Men in Blue to the ICC T20 World Cup title this year at home, but his form with the bat resulted in his departure. The decision has been taken before the tours of Ireland and England later this month.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India will appoint a new skipper after consulting with the team management and the members of the selection panel. 

"The selection panel, BCCI and the team management, in consultation with head coach Gautam Gambhir, have decided to go ahead with a new captain. The team did well under Suryakumar Yadav's captaincy and also won the T20 World Cup, but keeping his form and future in mind, the decision-makers felt the need to move on," a top BCCI official told The Indian Express.

"He won't be a part of the team, and he will be informed about the development."

The Indian National Cricket Team will be playing two T20Is in England and five in England.

Suryakumar hasn't been consistent for a long time, and his below-par batting display in the global tournament became a cause of concern for the Ajit Agarkar-led selection team. He didn't do anything impressive for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League 2026, leading to criticism from cricket experts and fans. He amassed  270 runs in 13 innings at an average of  20.76, including just 1 half-century.

India did well under his stint, winning the third T20 World Cup in March, but his batting has come under the scanner. He had replaced Rohit Sharma, who retired from the shortest format after the T20 World Cup in the West Indies in 2024.