Suryakumar Yadav, the captain of India's T20 World Cup-winning team, believes that the nation's talent pool in the shortest format has expanded to the point where it could easily field two or even three international-calibre teams simultaneously, highlighting the depth produced by a flourishing domestic structure and franchise ecosystem.

According to Suryakumar Yadav, India's dominance in T20 cricket has been strengthened by a steady stream of players emerging from domestic competitions and the Indian Premier League.

The Indian team has won 42 of the 52 games since Suryakumar took over as captain in 2024, immediately after Rohit Sharma resigned after the World Cup victory in Barbados.

Suryakumar referred to the current side as "the best T20 team India has produced" in a podcast interview with PTI Videos, adding that India's depth in T20 cricket is now too obvious to be minimised.

"If you talk about talent, I feel you can find talent regularly. There is IPL cricket, franchise cricket, and then there is domestic cricket. You can see how many players come every year. So you can make as many teams as you want in T20 when I am talking about T20," Suryakumar said.

"So I feel talent is unlimited. If you can make two-three playing XIs, our base is so strong for the Indian team. So this is not a modest and diplomatic reply. But now it is so strong, so there is no shame in telling the truth," he added.

Suryakumar opens up about his strong relationship with Coach Gautam Gambhir

Suryakumar Yadav highlighted his close working connection with coach Gautam Gambhir, saying that the two were in sync the moment he was chosen as the T20 skipper and Gambhir was given the Indian coaching job.

"Out of 15 names we both suggested, 14 were common. That means the thinking was the same. When the goals are clear, there are no arguments, only discussions." Suryakumar Yadav said.

Despite their professional success, Suryakumar said their personal dynamic remains unchanged. The duo worked together closely in the Kolkata Knight Riders before reuniting with the national team.

"I still call him 'Gauti bhai'. It is like a younger brother and elder brother relationship," he said.

(With PTI Input)