Updated On: 26 January, 2026 08:37 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Former India skipper Rohit Sharma hailed Suryakumar Yadav as a “big player”, stressing the batter’s importance to India’s T20 setup after his return to form with an unbeaten 82 against New Zealand ahead of the T20 World Cup

Rohit Sharma. Pic/PTI
Rohit Sharma, who led India to the 2024 T20 World Cup triumph, praised current skipper Suryakumar Yadav’s impact on the national side, calling him a big player who has done consistently well for the team.
Suryakumar reached his first fifty in the format after 468 days, across 23 innings by hitting an unbeaten 82, laced with nine fours and four sixes in India’s seven-wicket win over New Zealand in Raipur.