Things have been a little difficult after the T20 World Cup: Suryakumar Yadav

Harsh reality: Suryakumar doesn’t shy away from acknowledging that he has been away from the Indian team reckoning. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: EMMANUAL YOGINI Suryakumar Yadav has found himself away from the national team reckoning, a difficult phase for a cricketer who had scaled the highest peak in the shortest format. But he is not shying away from acknowledging the challenge. “Things have been a little difficult after the T20 World Cup.

I don’t want to run away from that fact. If you are not honest with yourself, it is very difficult to lead a happy life. So, it has been very difficult,” Suryakumar said at the T20 Mumbai ‘Celebrating the Champions’ event on Tuesday, where a new team from Navi Mumbai was launched. The birth of his daughter in May, during the IPL, brought a welcome change.

“The last few months, since she was born, have been very beautiful,” he said. A conversation with his wife also helped Suryakumar rediscover the love and passion he had as a 15-year-old aspiring to represent Mumbai.