All decks have been cleared for Suryakumar Yadav to guide India within the upcoming Asia Cup after the right-handed batter handed his health check. In keeping with a report within the Indian Categorical, the 34-year-old will now be sitting within the choice assembly with chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar to choose the 15-member squad for the T20 match, set to start on September 9 within the UAE. The India squad might be picked in Mumbai on Tuesday, August 19.
Suryakumar Yadav cleared the health check on the Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru. India’s T20I captain underwent surgical procedure for a lower-right stomach hernia in Munich, Germany, in June. He had travelled to the UK to seek the advice of a specialist following the conclusion of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season.
In June, Suryakumar Yadav additionally posted about his profitable surgical procedure on Instagram, saying, “Life Replace: Underwent surgical procedure for a sports activities hernia within the lower-right stomach. Grateful to share that after a clean surgical procedure, I’m already on the highway to restoration. Can’t wait to be again.”
Chatting with the Indian Categorical, a supply throughout the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that Suryakumar Yadav will now be attending the choice assembly on Tuesday.
“He has cleared his health and might be obtainable to captain the Indian staff in the course of the Asia Cup. He was on the COE until a number of days in the past, the place he underwent a rehab programme and has now been declared match. He might be attending the Indian staff choice assembly,” Indian Categorical quoted a BCCI supply as saying.
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Suryakumar Yadav additionally underwent surgical procedure for a sports activities hernia within the decrease proper stomach. The batter was in smashing type within the IPL 2025 season, scoring 717 runs for the Mumbai Indians.
He grew to become simply the second Mumbai Indians batter after Sachin Tendulkar to attain greater than 600 runs for the franchise in a single season.
Suryakumar’s smashing type
Suryakumar Yadav was the second-highest run-getter within the 2025 version of the IPL season, solely behind Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan, who scored 759 runs.
After the IPL, the right-handed batter led the Triumph Knights Mumbai North East in Mumbai’s T20 league. He scored 122 runs in 5 matches. Nevertheless, his staff gained only one match, ending sixth on the factors desk.
The Males’s Asia Cup will start on September 9. India will play their first match on September 10. The marquee contest between India and Pakistan will happen on September 14 in Dubai.
