Suryakumar Yadav has been the talk of the town since his lightning catch at the boundary that won India the T20 World Cup. Now he is being linked with former franchise KKR.
The batter, who has been India’s best-ranked batter in the format and also their third-highest run-getter in the shortest format of the game, has then been picked as the new Indian skipper after the retirement of legendary Rohit Sharma from the shortest format of the game.
Under the era of new Indian head coach Gambhir, Surya emerged as a winning skipper in his first major T20I series after being appointed India’s full-time T20I skipper. The Indians cleanly swept the hosts 3-0, and Surya made a startling contribution with the bowl as well as striking twice bowling the final over of the game.
With the IPL mega-auction nearing, all teams are looking at their probable choices for retention, and according to cricket enthusiasts, this has been in speculation that both Rohit Sharma and SKY are to part ways with former franchise Mumbai Indians.
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According to Rohit Juglan, a sports journalist, the 360-degree batters’ former franchise and defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders have made an unofficial captaincy offer to the MI man.
With Hardik Pandya taking as the MI skipper, the recently appointed India captain would look to move to a franchise with a probable captaincy option, and hence KKR can be one.
Shreyas Iyer to be traded for SKY
However, he also revealed that KKR trading their last season’s IPL trophy-winning skipper Shreyas Iyer to be traded to the Mumbai Indians in order to acquire the services of Indian Mr. 360.
However, parting ways with their best batter is not a very simple decision for MI; hence, nothing can be said about the credibility of the news.
Even this can also be one of Juglan’s speculative analyses, as he said that LSG and DC are awaiting 50 crores for acquiring Rohit Sharma if he is released from his previous franchise.