Ahead of the T20I series against Bangladesh, India captain Suryakumar Yadav, when asked about captaining in the IPL during a press conference, joked, "Yeh toh googly daal diya aapne (You just bowled a googly)." "When I was playing under Rohit Sharma's captaincy...I used to give my inputs," he added. Suryakumar stated he's enjoying his new role as India captain.