"We just tried to back our skills and what we decided in the team meeting, we just walked the talk," said Suryakumar.

India captain Suryakumar Yadav was very pleased with his men for "walking the talk" in terms of executing whatever was decided at the team meeting, following an emphatic seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the opening T20I here on Sunday.

India secured a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first T20I in Gwalior, taking a 1-0 lead in the series. Captain Suryakumar Yadav praised the team's execution and debut performances from Nitish Kumar Reddy and Mayank Yadav,

In 150 matches he has scored 3594 runs, with a strike rate of 145.33. This includes 2 centuries and 24 half-centuries.

Abhishek Sharma, who made his T20I debut for India back in July 2024, showed his prowess with 125 runs from four innings that also included a ton. Abhishek, who had to move down the order to accomodate Yashasvi Jaiswal at the top,

The former India fast bowler feels Suryakumar draws inspiration from Rohit's leadership skills and both as captains have a tactical approach.

The skipper seemed excited about the long-term prospects of having the country's fastest bowler Mayank Yadav fast-tracked into the international arena and another seam bowling all-rounder Nitish Reddy being inducted into the roster.

Suryakumar Yadav is enjoying his time as India T20 captain and dropped enough hints on Saturday about his ambitions of leading an IPL franchise in near future.