Ex-India cricketer Mohammad Kaif said T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav is a leader who "doesn't want to move ahead with any fixed plan". "For example, if a right-hander is on strike, he brings on Axar Patel. It does not matter to him if Washington Sundar isn't getting any overs," he stated. Notably, India haven't lost a T20I series under Suryakumar's leadership.