Tournament to be held in UAE from September 9–28; India’s first match on September 10 vs UAE.
Suryakumar Yadav, India’s T20I captain, recently underwent sports hernia surgery in Germany.
SKY is currently in rehab at the NCA, Bengaluru; expected to be fit before the Asia Cup.
Successful IPL and T20I leader with 16 wins in 22 T20Is as captain.
Current vice-captain; led India in 5 T20Is, winning 4 out of 5 matches.
Vice-captain vs England; IPL captaincy experience with Delhi Capitals; strong all-round skills.