India, Dec. 12 -- Former India opening batter Aakash Chopra minced no words as he called a spade a spade, while speaking about India's T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav and his poor form of late. In 2025, Suryakumar managed to score more than 700 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Mumbai Indians; however, his form for the national team has been horrendous, to say the least. Playing for India, the right-handed batter has scored just 201 runs in 17 innings in 2025, and his form has become a huge concern for the team ahead of the T20 World Cup.

In the second T20I against South Africa in New Chandigarh, India were chasing a daunting total of 214, and Suryakumar had the task of bringing the hosts back into the game. However, he faile...