Suryakumar Yadav clears fitness test ahead of Asia Cup selection meeting

India’s T20 International captain Suryakumar Yadav cleared a fitness test at the Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru ahead of the Asia Cup team selection, which is to be held on August 19. Yadav had undergone surgery for a lower-right abdomen hernia in Munich, Germany, in June.

“He has cleared his fitness and will be available to captain the Indian team during the Asia Cup. He was at the COE till a few days ago, where he underwent a rehab programme and has now been declared fit. He will be attending the Indian team selection meeting,” a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) source confirmed.

The Asia Cup is to be played in Dubai from September 9 to 28 and India is scheduled to play Pakistan on September 14. The senior selection committee will meet in Mumbai on Tuesday to pick the squad.

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In June, Yadav posted on Instagram about the successful surgery. “Life Update: Underwent surgery for a sports hernia in the lower-right abdomen. Grateful to share that after a smooth surgery, I’m already on the road to recovery. Can’t wait to be back,” Yadav had posted.

Yadav had flown to the United Kingdom to consult a specialist in sports hernia after featuring in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Mumbai T20 League .

Last year too he had undergone a surgery for a sports hernia in the lower-right abdomen. He also had an ankle surgery in 2023.

Surya’s season

Yadav had a fine season with the bat for Mumbai Indians. With 717 runs he became only the second batsman after the great Sachin Tendulkar to score over 600 runs for the team in a season.

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He was second on the run-scorers’ list, only behind Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan with 759. Mumbai Indians reached the knockouts of the IPL and beat Gujarat Titans in the Eliminator before losing the second Qualifier against Shreyas Iyer’s Punjab Kings. Suryakumar was adjudged the Player of the Series (Most Valuable Player) for IPL 2025.

He then captained Triumph Knights Mumbai North East in the T20 Mumbai League and scored 122 runs in the five innings. However, his team could only win one out of five league matches and finished sixth on the points table.

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