Former Indian T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav strolled down memory lane to the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 campaign when he lost his cool at the wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav during India’s clash against their arch-rivals Pakistan.
Speaking to Aakash Chopra’s YouTube channel, Surya revealed that Kuldeep had dropped a catch at long-on off Hardik Pandya’s bowling in the 18th over, and he lost his cool at the spinner for not putting up any effort.
“The match started, and there was no time to bowl him. He was a little disappointed and wanted to bowl. I completed Axar’s spell and then bowled Tilak, Varun, and Hardik. He was like, ‘Meri bowling kyu nahi aa rahi hai?’ There was a chance of a catch when he was at long-on. He ran very casually, and it was an easy catch according to his skills. He dropped the catch, and I got angry at that time. If he dropped the catch after making an effort, that’s fine, but he did not put in any effort,” Suryakumar Yadav said on Aakash Chopra’s YouTube channel.
Furthermore, Surya disclosed that he and Kuldeep exchanged an angry stare after the match, adding that it was just banter between them. He also delved into the details of why he got the idea of making a funny reel involving the wrist-spinner
“When we met after the match, we looked at each other in anger. He turned red in anger, and I also looked at him angrily. It looked like that on the screen, but it was banter. After landing in Ahmedabad, I got an idea about the reel. Sometimes it’s good to lighten up the moment,” he added.
Delving into the details of the game, India secured a comfortable 61-run win over their rivals Pakistan in that fixture as the Men in Green got all out for 114 while chasing 176 runs.
