{"id":480429,"date":"2026-03-17T13:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/480429\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T13:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:24:11","slug":"kaise-kheloge-wifes-honest-question-that-sparked-suryakumar-yadavs-india-career-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/480429\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Kaise kheloge?\u2019: Wife\u2019s honest question that sparked Suryakumar Yadav\u2019s India career | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/suryakumar-yadav.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Kaise kheloge?\u2019: Wife\u2019s honest question that sparked Suryakumar Yadav\u2019s India career\" title=\"Suryakumar Yadav, right, holds the T20 World Cup trophy as he celebrates with his wife Devisha (PTI Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Suryakumar Yadav, right, holds the T20 World Cup trophy as he celebrates with his wife Devisha (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India\u2019s T20 World Cup-winning captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/suryakumar-yadav\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Suryakumar Yadav<\/a> has revealed how a simple yet \u201cbrutally honest\u201d question from his wife Devisha in 2018 became the turning point of his career, pushing him to chase his long-held dream of playing for the country.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@toisports\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"strong\" target=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">SUBSCRIBE NOW!<\/a>Suryakumar said the conversation came at a time when his career was stable but lacked direction. \u201cWe got married in 2016 when I was still playing for KKR. Everything was going very smooth. I was playing well, enjoying it,\u201d he said, recalling the moment during a podcast with PTI. \u201cBut in 2018, she asked me \u2014 \u2018A lot of players from your age group are playing for India, what do you have in mind?\u2019 I said, \u2018Mujhe bhi India khelna hai.\u2019 Then she asked, \u2018Kaise kheloge?\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n<p>IPL 2026 should be audition for the next India T20I captain<\/p>\n<p>That question, he admits, forced him to introspect. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t an argument, it was a discussion about how to take one extra step forward. If I want to play for India and win games, how do I do it?\u201d he said, describing it as a defining moment.What followed was a series of disc<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ipl<\/a>ined lifestyle changes. \u201cWe had to cut down on a lot of things \u2014 diet, friend circles, weekends. We treated it like a Monday-to-Friday job,\u201d Suryakumar explained. The results were immediate. A prolific IPL 2018 season, followed by consistent performances in 2019 and 2020, eventually led to his India debut in 2021.Suryakumar credited Devisha as a constant pillar of support who shaped his mindset off the field. \u201cShe has been a big influence behind the scenes, telling me honest things. Sometimes it was brutal, but it helped. If I am where I am today, those conversations have gone a long way,\u201d he said.Importantly, her guidance extended beyond cricket. \u201cShe didn\u2019t give cricketing advice but helped me with life \u2014 how to approach situations and carry myself,\u201d he added. She also ensured he remained grounded. \u201cAt home, you are not Suryakumar Yadav. Leave cricket outside. Stay humble \u2014 even small things like keeping your plate in the sink matter.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/microsite_v2\/website-toisa,path-book_pass_2026.cms?utm_source=TOI&amp;utm_medium=Masthead_sports\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Banner Insert\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" title=\"\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdersrc=\"\" placeholdermsid=\"\" msid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/129493222.cms.jpeg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Suryakumar Yadav, right, holds the T20 World Cup trophy as he celebrates with his wife Devisha (PTI Photo)&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":480430,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,170800,6535,61191,17779,101,38346,8051,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-480429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-cricket","tag-devisha-yadav","tag-india-cricket","tag-indian-cricketers","tag-ipl","tag-sports","tag-suryakumar-yadav","tag-t20-world-cup","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=480429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/480430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=480429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=480429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=480429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}