India chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar said Suryakumar Yadav’s recent form, along with India’s planning for the next T20 World Cup cycle, contributed to the decision to drop him from the T20I side.

Suryakumar, who led India to the T20 World Cup title earlier this year, was replaced by Shreyas Iyer as captain of the T20I side, something Agarkar said was “in our view, the right call.”

“With regards to Surya, obviously, it’s a tough one… having just won the World Cup,” Agarkar said in Mumbai. “But as it happens after most World Cups, we try and reassess what the best way forward is.