PM Modi meets cricketer Suryakumar Yadav's family, listens to daughter's bhajan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Indian cricketer Suryakumar Yadav and his family at his residence in Delhi. During this special meeting, Suryakumar Yadav's daughter, Riddhima, sang a bhajan before the Prime Minister, which left PM Modi very pleased. Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself shared a video of the entire meeting on social media, accompanied by a beautiful caption.

Sharing the video, PM Modi wrote in the caption, "In the atmosphere of Diwali, Ram and Sarayu have arrived. This has made the Diwali environment more sacred and divine." Other family members were also present during the visit. According to a report by Amar Ujala, the meeting at the Prime Minister's residence was filled with joy, and the bhajan sung by Riddhima made the atmosphere devotional.

Suryakumar Yadav is currently out of the Indian team. He last played for Team India in the T20 World Cup 2026. It is noteworthy that under Suryakumar Yadav's captaincy, the Indian team won the T20 World Cup title by defeating New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. However, after this major victory and title win, times changed for Suryakumar Yadav. Not only was the captaincy taken away from him, but he was also dropped from the team.

It was stated that his poor form was the reason behind his exclusion from the team. He was asked to make a comeback by performing better in domestic cricket. However, according to the Amar Ujala report, the doors for his return to the team are not yet closed. When he was dropped, there was significant anger among cricket lovers, and fans protested the decision.

Looking at Suryakumar Yadav's international cricket career, he has played 1 Test, 37 ODI, and 113 T20 matches for India so far. In 113 T20 matches, this former world number-1 batsman has scored a total of 3272 runs at an average of 36.36 and a strike rate of 162.95, including 25 half-centuries and 4 centuries. In the ODI format, he has scored 773 runs in 37 matches at an average of 25.77, with 4 half-centuries. Meanwhile, only 8 runs are recorded in his name in one Test match.

Suryakumar Yadav's record as a captain has also been impressive. He led Team India in a total of 52 T20 matches, of which India emerged victorious in 40 matches. India faced defeat in 8 matches, while 2 matches ended in a tie and 2 matches had no result. He is an Indian captain under whose leadership the Indian team has never lost a bilateral T20 series or any multi-team tournament.

However, after becoming captain, his bat did not produce the expected runs. As captain, he scored 1232 runs in 49 innings of 52 matches at an average of 28.65 and a strike rate of 154.96, including 1 century and 8 half-centuries. The record for the most runs as an Indian T20 captain is held by Rohit Sharma, who scored 1905 runs in 62 matches at an average of 34.01 and a strike rate of 149.76, including 3 centuries and 13 half-centuries.