India, June 7 -- Ravichandran Ashwin, the former India spinner, who has a knack for speaking his mind, reckons June 6 was a "landmark day" in Indian cricket after Suryakumar Yadav was ousted and shown the door from the team despite him winning the T20 World Cup as the captain just a few months before. On Saturday, the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee confirmed that Suryakumar would be replaced by Shreyas Iyer. It was a double whammy for the 35-year-old, as he lost the captaincy and his place in the squad for the series against Ireland and England, as well as the Asian Games.

Suryakumar's dip in form led to him losing his place. In 2025, he didn't hit a single fifty for India, and in 2026 World Cup, he played just a valuable knock aga...