‘Surya bhai, are you kidding me?’: Suryakumar Yadav reveals emotional conversations that led to India’s World Cup win | Cricket News
4 min readMar 11, 2026 12:44 PM IST After India became the first team ever to defend their T20 World Cup title, captain Suryakumar Yadav has opened up about some behind-the-scenes moments with members of the Indian team. India thumped New Zealand by 96 runs to claim the title at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, thus becoming the only team to claim the title on home soil. In an interview with broadcaster JioHotstar, Yadav revealed what players like Mohammed Siraj told him when they got to know they were part of the squad. Siraj was initially not in the India squad, but was called in as a replacement for Harshit Rana. Sanju Samson too was not a regular in the XI, but cemented his place as an opener after grabbing his chance against the West Indies in a must-win Super 8 clash. “The stories of some players in our World Cup squad have been very inspiring and emotional. If you talk about Siraj, I called him a few days before the tournament. He was …









