File photograph of Hardik Pandya© AFP
The India cricket squad for the Sri Lanka tour, that begins on July 27 with a T20I in Pallekele, is out. That is Gautam Gambhir’s first collection as Indian cricket staff head coach and the squads chosen for the three T20Is and three ODIs are very fascinating. The largest improvement is that Suryakumar Yadav, and never Hardik Pandya, will lead the aspect within the three T20Is in opposition to Sri Lanka.
Earlier than this, Yadav has led the Indian T20I aspect in opposition to South Africa and Australia. Pandya was the designated vice-captain of India on the T20 World Cup and it was anticipated that the subsequent logical step would have been to make him captain. Nonetheless, with Suryakumar Yadav’s appointment as Indian T20I captain, it may be assumed that Gautam Gambhir and Co. are wanting on the Mumbai Indians batter as a long-term prospect for captaincy. Curiously, Hardik Pandya has not been named because the vice-captain additionally. Shubman Gill has been named the brand new vice-captain.
Actually, a report by information company PTI, earlier claimed that SKY could also be made the captain until the 2026 T20 World Cup.
So, why Hardik Pandya – a participant who had a significant influence in India successful the T20 World Cup – was snubbed from captaincy?
In line with ESPNCricinfo, “health issues and workload administration tipped the scales” in opposition to Pandya. The star all-rounder went on a prolonged break after a freak ankle damage on the ODI World Cup 2023. He made a comeback with the IPL. That was not all, as earlier than that Pandya has typically missed tournaments attributable to accidents.
Pandya, presently, is the very best quick bowling all-rounder that India has. He’s a uncommon commodity in Indian cricket. And if the administration, needs to watch his workload, they can not be faulted.
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