India, Oct. 28 -- Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian captain, will have a lot to prove when he takes the field against Australia in the five-match T20I series beginning Wednesday, October 29, in Canberra. The right-handed batter, who turned 35 in September this year, might have led India to the Asia Cup triumph, but he would be the first one to admit that he has not led from the front when it comes to the bat in hand. Being woefully out of form would be an understatement, considering Suryakumar has not hit a single fifty in T20Is this year.

In the eight-team Asia Cup, which India won comfortably by beating Pakistan in the final, Suryakumar managed just 72 runs in seven matches, with his highest score being 47 not out against the arch-rival in ...