Suryakumar Yadav Hilariously Teases Virat Kohli With Cheeky Social Media Post For Rinku Singh

IND vs SL T20Is: Suryakumar Yadav was announced as Team India's T20I captain earlier this month. India's tour to Sri Lanka marks the beginning of Gautam Gambhir's era as the Head Coach of the Indian cricket team. With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retiring from the T20Is, the Indian cricket team is in transitional phase and it will be a challenge for both SKY and Gambhir to get the team ready ahead of the 2026 edition of the T20 World Cup.

Suryakumar Yadav Pokes Fun At Virat Kohli

Ahead of the all-important IND vs SL T20I series, the 'men in blue' have landed in the island nation and are preparing for the upcoming series. The captain of the Indian T20I team, SKY aka Suryakumar Yadav took to his Instagram and posted a story with Rinku Singh and captioned it at with the quote 'Theek hai bat le lena'. This is Suryakumar's humorous way to pull Virat Kohli's leg. Earlier this year, a clip of Virat Kohli and Rinku Singh went viral where the KKR dasher was seen asking for the Chasemaster's bat.

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Here's The Video

As soon as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) posted the video on their social media accounts, it went viral. Suryakumar Yadav has now used that video as his point of reference and has posted a cheeky story with Rinku. SKY also added the caption 'God's Plan' to it. Rinku Singh was a part of India's T20 WC squad as a traveling reserve but didn't get a game. Soon after the ICC event he went to Zimbabwe to play a five-match T20I series under Shubman Gill's captaincy.

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Here's What SKY Posted

The Gautam Gambhir Era

The India vs Sri Lanka series holds a lot of importance. India will play 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is on their tour to the island nation. As far as the T20I format is concerned, this will be a transitional phase for the Indian team and will give cricket fans some idea about the country's future in the shortest international format. As far as the ODIs are concerned, Indian stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma mark their return to the ODIs and it is their form and fitness that will decided their future in limited overs cricket.