Bad news about Suryakumar Yadav, he may be out of Team India for some time.

 

Suryakumar Yadav has been sidelined from the cricket field for seven weeks due to a grade-II ankle injury. According to media reports, the injury has been confirmed in Surya's scan. He twisted his ankle while fielding in the third and final T20 match in Johannesburg. His injury is serious and he will not be able to play in the three-match T20 International series against Afghanistan. 

He will not play in the upcoming series against Afghanistan. SKY will take some time to recover. He will have to report to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for his rehab. I am good. I am able to walk so hopefully everything will be fine." Under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav, India won the series 4-1 over Australia. The recently concluded series against the Proteas ended 1-1. Hardik Due to Pandya also being injured, BCCI will have to find a new captain for the Afghanistan series. This T20 International series will start on January 11. The second match will be played on January 14 and the third match will be played on January 17. 

Talking about Suryakumar's T20 International career, he has played 60 matches and scored 2141 runs with the help of an excellent strike rate of 171.55. He has seen 4 centuries and 17 half-centuries with his bat. His highest score in T20 International has been 117 runs. India will definitely miss him against Afghanistan. Talking about the Indian team, it will play a two-Test series against South Africa from January 26. 

India's squad for the two-match Test series against South Africa:  Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, KS Bharat (wk). Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Prasidh Krishna.