WATCH: Suryakumar Yadav comes up with honest response to fan asking ‘Kyu nahi aa rahe Pakistan’

India’s T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav is preparing to lead the side in Wednesday's third T20I game against South Africa. A few Pakistani fans spotted the 34-year-old Suryakumar Yadav and asked him, “Mujhe ek baat bata saktein hai ke Pakistan kyu nahi aa rahe aap”. To which SKY replied, “Arrey bhaiya, hamare hath mein thodi hai”

Reports from Sports Tak suggested that the Champions Trophy 2024 tournament could be shifted to South Africa. The move will be effective only if Pakistan doesn’t agree to the Hybrid model. 

Pakistan Fans asking India's T20I Captain @surya_14kumar - Why won't he come to Pakistan ?

Answer--He won't be selected.
How will he go to Pakistan ?#ChampionsTrophy2025pic.twitter.com/BgPlCcbROy

— alekhaNikun (@nikun28) November 11, 2024

Leading Pakistani newspaper, The Dawn reported that PCB could also pull out of the tournament if India doesn’t travel. The report stated, “In such a case, one of the options the government is mulling is that of asking the PCB to ensure Pakistan don't participate in the Champions Trophy." 

Team India looking for a quick turnaround after a loss

South Africa beat India by 3 wickets to level the series at 1-1 on Sunday. Tristan Stubbs and Gerald Coetzee stunned the T20 World Cup winners as the home team won with an over to spare. India could only muster 124 on the board with Hardik Pandya top-scoring with an unbeaten 39 off 45 balls. 

Varun Chakravarthy helped India fight back as the 33-year-old picked 5/17 with the ball. Despite the exceptional bowling from India’s mystery bowling sensation, South Africa held onto a crucial win despite being 86/7 at one stage in the game. 

The 33-year-old paid huge compliments to current India coach Gautam Gambhir at the end of the game. "Yes, we played the Bangladesh tour and he was coaching the team. And definitely, we spoke a lot and he gave me a lot of role clarity. He told me, even if you go for 30-40 runs, it doesn't matter. All you have to look is to pick wickets. So that's your role in the team. And yeah, the clarity which they gave definitely helped me,” he said.

The 33-year-old added, “Definitely, the last three years were a little tough. The only thing I could do was play lots of cricket. And I started playing a lot of the domestic league in India. And that definitely helped me understand my game better. And that's what helped me."