Rajkot, Jan. 27 -- Amid Suryakumar Yadav's lean form, India's batting coach Sitanshu Kotak on Tuesday expressed confidence in the T20I captain, stating that he is "playing for the team."

Since India's successful campaign in the T20 World Cup 2024, Suryakumar has struggled to regain his dominant form. Following the famous triumph in Barbados, he has managed only two fifties and scored 242 runs at an average of 23.

The dynamic batter even demoted himself from the number three to the number four position during the South Africa series to accommodate Tilak Varma and maintain the team's balance.

In the ongoing T20I series against England, Suryakumar has tried to play aggressively, but his efforts haven't yielded significant results. In his ...