India skipper Suryakumar Yadav's candid statement following the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 snub: "It hurts to think that."

India's T20I captain, Suryakumar Yadav, has been left out of the ODI squad for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy and the match against England.

In order to qualify for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which will begin in Pakistan and Dubai next month, India skipper Suryakumar Kumar Yadav acknowledged that he is disappointed that he hasn't performed well in ODIs. The Indian T20I team's skipper, Suryakumar, is not included in the roster for the ODI match against England.

Suryakumar is one of the most deadly batters in cricket right now because of the variety of shots he can use. But with only 773 runs in 37 ODIs, the right-hander was unable to duplicate his T20I abilities in the 50-over format.

When asked whether or not his exclusion from the Champions Trophy squad and ODI matches against England affected him, Suryakumar gave a rather direct response. On the eve of India's maiden Twenty20 International match against England on Tuesday, the captain of India questioned, "Why would it hurt?"

"I would have won the Champions Trophy if I had performed well. It's crucial to acknowledge that I won't do well. Additionally, the (CT) squad is looking fantastic at the same moment. They all do well, whoever is present. They have performed admirably for India in that format and in domestic cricket, and I'm thrilled for them," he continued.

The 30-year-old was eager to acknowledge his own ODI failure. "The idea that I haven't performed well hurts. And I would have remained there if I had performed properly. Someone who deserves to have performed very well should be present if I haven't done well," he stated.

England's first T20I playing XI is announced.
England's starting lineup for the opening Twenty20 International has been revealed. After 13 months, Gus Atkinson, who last participated in a Twenty20 International in December 2023, rejoined the team that also includes players like Mark Wood and Jofra Archer. Additionally, this will be the beginning of England's head coach Brendon McCullum's tenure under the white-ball format.

Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (WK), Jos Buttler (C), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, and Mark Wood are the England players in the starting lineup for the first Twenty20 International match against India.