India, June 4 -- justify;">Suryakumar Yadav's reign at the helm of the Indian T20I team will be looked back on fondly. Coming in to lead the world champions after incumbent captain Rohit Sharma and the captain before him Virat Kohli both stepped back, it was a trickier task than most might remember to try and preserve the identity of the Indian team, even with a home T20 World Cup coming up.

In many ways, Suryakumar set the example for what his own successor must do in order to tend this flock, as it were. There is a solid 30-month window leading to the next T20 World Cup, giving whoever does take over some time to get the experience needed. But who are the candidates that are in line to take over the role?

Crowned the player of the tou...