Is Suryakumar Yadav on the verge of joining politics? Well, the picture of the former India T20I skipper sparked rumours as he met Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis a day before being dropped from the side. Notably, Yadav was dropped from the Indian team as the BCCI announced squad for the forthcoming tours to Ireland, England as well as the 2026 Asian Games. Yadav, who led the Men in Blue to their second consecutive World Cup triumph in 2026, was replaced by Shreyas Iyer at the helm.
While there is no certainty about Yadav’s T20I career, several reports have been claiming that he is unlikely to represent India again. These claims were also fueled by the recent picture that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis dropped on Instagram, suggesting that Yadav is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Fadanavis captioned the picture, “Indian cricketer Suryakumar Yadav paid a courtesy visit. My heartfelt best wishes to him for his future endeavours!”
In case, SKY decides to quit cricket for politics, he would become the second Indian cricketer from the state to join the party.
Suryakumar Yadav posts Instagram stories to wish Team India luck
While Yadav may have failed to perform with the bat in recent times, he is regarded as one of the most efficient team players in the Indian cricketing sphere. Yadav, has time and again, extended his support to his teammates by backing them on social media platforms as well as in front of media. After being dropped from the squad, the 35-year-old took to Instagram to extend his best wishes to the newly selected Indian team that will tour Ireland and England.
He shared the squad post by BCCI on his Instagram stories and wrote, “Wishing this highly-skilled group all the best for challenges ahead.” Not only this, but he also shared a post for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and wrote, “You have earned it and how. Super excited to follow your journey.” Notably, with the call up, Sooryavanshi has become the youngest player to be picked for team India at the age of 15 years and 70 days.
