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Is Suryakumar Yadav leaving MI? Former India captain unfollows Mumbai Indians on Instagram to add fuel to speculation originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
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Suryakumar Yadav allegedly stopped following Mumbai Indians on Instagram and deleted most of the franchise-related posts on his account.
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It is observed that he has also deleted the mentions of “Mumbai” and “MI” from his bio.
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SKY was recently replaced by Shreyas Iyer as India T20I captain.
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Suryakumar Yadav’s Instagram activity fuels MI exit speculation
With Suryakumar Yadav’s IPL career once again being a subject of discussion among the fans, the batter has managed to generate fresh speculations regarding his possible departure from the Mumbai Indians squad due to some major alterations that he made to his Instagram account.
It became public after a recent post on social media stated that the former India T20I captain has unfollowed MI, removed all mentions and photos associated with the team from his Instagram account.
While the timing of the said speculations could not have been worse for Suryakumar Yadav, who was recently stripped of India’s T20I captaincy and not included in any of the recent white-ball squads, he remains silent regarding the matter, as does the franchise.
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A difficult year for Suryakumar Yadav
The rumours follow a poor IPL season for Suryakumar, during which he scored just 270 runs with an average of 20.76 and made two half-centuries while MI ended up at the ninth spot in the league table.
|
Matches |
Innings |
NO |
Runs |
H.S |
Avg. |
S.R |
100s |
50s |
6s |
4s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13 |
13 |
0 |
270 |
60 |
20.76 |
147.54 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
28 |
Following his struggles at the franchise level, there were significant developments on the international front, with Suryakumar being relieved of captaincy of India’s T20I side in favour of Shreyas Iyer for the upcoming cycle of white-ball cricket.
Nevertheless, Suryakumar took to social media with a “Wishing this highly skilled group all the best for challenges ahead” message on his Instagram story on the team selection announcement day.
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The Cricket News Opinion: Fresh start for SKY or just social media noise?
Considering how long Suryakumar had been playing with MI and has won several championships, social media hints alone cannot prove anything about the player’s next moves, at least until a formal announcement has been made.
Furthermore, sometimes these “unfollows” happen due to temporary technical glitches, just as Mumbai Indians reappeared in Hardik Pandya’s Instagram following list shortly after fans noticed the franchise was missing after the team’s exit from IPL 2026.
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That being said, if a point is reached where both sides are deadlocked, the move may actually be good for both parties. Moving away from MI may just be what SKY needs to get back into his best form, while the team can also look forward to refreshing their line-up after their disappointing year.
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