I told the team to be selfless- Suryakumar Yadav

Team India is all set to commence their preparations for the upcoming T20 World Cup in 2024 as they clash with Australia for a five-match T20I series with the curtain-raiser all set to be played in Visakhapatnam today.

Suryakumar Yadav, who has been handed over the captaincy of the side spoke about the message he’s shared with the team ahead of the series opener.

Talking at the pre-match presser, SKY said, “I met the squad in the afternoon today. I told them let's be selfless when you go onto the field. I am a guy who doesn't think about personal milestones. I have told them to keep the team first. Keeping the (2024) T20 World Cup in mind, all the games we are going to play are very important. I want us to be fearless.”

Team India has a couple of wicket-keepers in Ishan Kishan and Jitesh Sharma. Addressing the most obvious question of who India could field, SKY said, “Ishan has been doing well, we wanted to keep continuity. He has been doing really well for us, including the Asia Cup and World Cup, batting in different positions. Both of them are front-runners. We will take a call tonight.”

He concluded by talking about India’s World Cup campaign, stating, “Obviously, a little disappointing but when you look back at the journey it was a great campaign. All of India and our families were proud about the way everyone displayed their talent on the ground. We played a positive brand of cricket throughout the tournament. We can be very proud of that.”