Rohit Sharma side’s ‘brand of cricket won’t work’, India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav reveals culture change in dressing room, says…

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In this collection of pictures, we shall know Suryakumar Yadav's statement on Team India's culture change in dressing room.

India recently won back to back T20 World Cups under two different leaders

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India recently won back to back T20 World Cups under two different leaders. In 2024, Rohit Sharma led the team to a historic victory, ending India's 11-year wait for an ICC trophy. It was the first time India had won the tournament since the inaugural edition in 2007. Immediately after that win Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from T20 internationals. (PIC - X)

Suryakumar Yadav took over as captain

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Two years later in 2026, Suryakumar Yadav took over as captain and guided India to another title win, this time playing in front of a home crowd. (PIC - X)

Cricket experts praised Rohit Sharma for changing how Team India play

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Cricket experts praised Rohit Sharma for changing how India plays. For years the team struggled because they played too safely. Rohit fixed this by encouraging a much more aggressive and fearless batting style. He did the same in ODI cricket. Instead of waiting he took it upon himself to score quickly at the start of the game. This approach was a big reason why India reached the finals of both the 2023 World Cup and the 2025 Champions Trophy. (PIC - X)

Suryakumar Yadav said that things had to change when he became captain

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Even though India won the 2024 World Cup, Suryakumar Yadav said that things had to change when he became captain. He told the players that their old way of playing would no longer be enough. He made it clear that the team comes first and players are not allowed to focus on their own personal scores or records. (PIC - X)

Suryakumar Yadav on old brand of cricket

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"We knew the way we played the 2024 T20 World Cup — that brand of cricket — won't work going ahead. So we decided: from hereon we will not pay attention to personal milestones, the goal is to win games. If you noticed, till the semifinals none of our players were top run-getters or top wicket-takers. But we qualified and kept winning. Every game, every player contributed. It was very important to spread this thing like a virus in the team from the start. We planted this team culture 18 months back," said Suryakumar Yadav in an interview with Indian Express. (PIC - X)

Suryakumar Yadav's statement

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"Everyone used to think India plays differently in bilaterals and differently in ICC events. Yehi soch badalni thi (We wanted to change this thinking). We will play ICC events the same way we play bilaterals — more courageously, more openly. We put players in tough situations because we knew that in big games, handling pressure is the key," Suryakumar stated. (PIC - X)

Suryakumar Yadav added

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"As a group. We sat together and talked about something bigger. Our country is a cricketer-loving country — we wanted to make it a cricket-loving country. Wherever we play, whatever stadium, we will entertain the crowd so much that people come to watch the Indian T20 team, not just the stars in it. It's been a year and a half now and I feel the quality of cricket we have played, people will come to see this team. Sometimes we might fail in that. But our success rate will always be high, and players will always keep the team first. When we step inside the ground, we remind ourselves: so many people have come here today. We have to entertain them," Suryakumar added. (PIC - X)