“Stay sharp, look sharper” – Suryakumar Yadav shares pictures with new hairstyle

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India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav took to social media on Thursday, December 19, to showcase his new hairstyle. The Mumbai cricketer was recently seen in action during the 2024 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT). After missing the early rounds of the tournament due to personal reasons, the 34-year-old returned for the latter part of the competition.

Suryakumar played a pivotal role in the final, scoring a crucial 48 runs against Madhya Pradesh. Chasing 175, Mumbai secured a five-wicket victory with 13 balls to spare, clinching their second SMAT title. Overall, the dynamic batter accumulated 132 runs in five innings throughout the tournament.

Ahead of his next assignment, Suryakumar took a break to showcase his fresh look. He shared pictures on Instagram with renowned hairstylist Aalim Khan, captioning the post:

“Stay sharp, look sharper.”

Suryakumar will be back in action for Mumbai in the 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy, which kicks off on Saturday, December 21. Mumbai will face Karnataka in their opening match of the group stage.

Here is the Mumbai squad for the first three matches: Shreyas Iyer (c), Ayush Mhatre, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Jay Bista, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Siddhesh Lad, Hardik Tamore (wk), Prasad Pawar (wk), Atharva Ankolekar, Tanush Kotian, Shardul Thakur, Royston Dias, Juned Khan, Harsh Tanna, and Vinayak Bhoir.

Suryakumar Yadav last led India in the T20I series against South Africa

While Suryakumar Yadav is currently focused on the domestic circuit, he successfully captained India in their recent T20I series against South Africa. The Men in Blue won the four-match series 3-1, with Tilak Varma (280 runs) and Sanju Samson (216 runs) leading the charge, while Suryakumar had a relatively quiet series with the bat.

In total, Suryakumar has played 78 T20Is for India, accumulating 2,570 runs at an average of 40.79 and a strike rate of 167.86, including 21 fifties and four centuries. To date, he has captained India in 17 T20I matches, winning 14 and losing three.