India, March 9 -- For the last couple of years, after being made India's T20I captain, Suryakumar Yadav has come across as funny. His batting performance has dipped, which is understandable. As a captain, your responsibilities grow manifold, and your own batting goes down the priority list. It's a phenomenon many cricketers experience after being promoted to captaincy.

It won't be an exaggeration to say he has been the Jim Carrey of the Indian team. He makes those funny faces when someone bowls well or someone hits a wonderful shot. Basically, he has a funny expression for all cricketing happenings on the field of play.

But through all this, his leadership has also shone through. As a leader, he has improved by the day. Take the T20 Wor...