India, Jan. 5 -- India's T20 World Cup countdown has a major subplot: the captain, Suryakumar Yadav, is searching for his chaos again.

Ricky Ponting thinks the solution isn't technical tinkering - it's mental freedom, and a return to what made SKY the most disruptive batter in the format.

Ponting's starting point is blunt surprise. "That's a big surprise for me, just looking at his recent form. He's been such a solid and consistent contributor for India in T20 cricket for a long time and just hasn't been able to find it of late," said Ponting.

The numbers back the concern. Suryakumar Yadav has managed only 218 runs in 19 innings in 2015, at a strike rate of 123.16, modest by his standards and by the demands of modern T20.

Recent analy...