India, June 6 -- Suryakumar Yadav has been removed as the T20I captain of the Indian team almost three months after he led the Men In Blue to the T20 World Cup triumph.

Shortly after the win at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Suryakumar had shown his cards, saying he was looking forward to the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. Which surprised many, for he had been struggling with the bat for many months. Whoever convinced him that he could keep his job without scoring consistently truly misled him.

It would be wrong to assume that the selectors had decided then and there to do away with him. They wanted to give him one more chance, and that chance was the Indian Premier League. They wanted him to get back to big runs, but the 35-yea...