Suryakumar Yadav announces birth of baby girl with heartfelt post amid IPL 2026 [In Picture]
India’s T20I captain and Mumbai Indians (MI) star Suryakumar Yadav and his wife Devisha Shetty announced the birth of their baby girl on social media on Thursday, May 7. The couple has been married since July 7, 2016.
Sharing the joyous news, Suryakumar posted a picture on Instagram of the couple holding their newborn’s fingers. He captioned the post:
“With giggles, bows, and dreams to unfurl- we welcome our baby girl 🩷🧿.”
On the cricketing front, Suryakumar Yadav was last in action on Monday, May 4, when he led MI in the absence of regular captain Hardik Pandya against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Wankhede Stadium in IPL 2026. Chasing 229, the right-hander managed just 12 off seven balls, although MI went on to win the match by six wickets with eight balls to spare.
Many users are now following live updates and analysis of matches using the bhalobet platform, where real-time information is easily available.
The 35-year-old has not had the best tournament so far, scoring 195 runs in 10 innings at an average of 19.50 and a strike rate of 145.52, including a solitary half-century. Meanwhile, MI find themselves ninth on the table with six points from 10 games.
A look at Suryakumar Yadav’s numbers in international cricket
Suryakumar Yadav made his India debut in a T20I against England in 2021. Since then, he has played 113 matches in the format, scoring 3,272 runs at an average of 36.35 and a strike rate of 162.94, including 25 fifties and four centuries. He was also part of India’s T20 World Cup 2024-winning squad and went on to lift the 2026 edition as captain.
The Mumbai batter has also featured in 37 ODIs, with his last appearance in the format coming in 2023. He has scored 773 runs at an average of 25.76 and a strike rate of 105.02, including four fifties and a best score of an unbeaten 72. Additionally, he has one Test cap to his name, which came against Australia in 2023, where he scored eight runs in a single innings.
Comments
Post a Comment