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 crew head co
ach. The squads chosen for the three T20Is and three ODIs are very attention-grabbing.The most important improvement is that Suryakumar Yadav, and never Hardik Pandya, will lead the aspect within the three T20Is towards Sri Lanka.Â
Earlier than this, Yadav has led the Indian T20I aspect towards South Africa and Australia. Pandya was India’s vice-captain for the T20 World Cup. It was expected that the next step would be to make him captain.
Nevertheless, with Suryakumar Yadav’s appointment as Indian T20I captain, it may be assumed that Gautam Gambhir and Co. are trying 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.
In truth, a report by information company PTI, earlier claimed that SKY could also be made the captain until the 2026 T20 World Cup.Â
So, why Hardik Pandya – a participant who had a serious influence in India profitable the T20 World Cup – was snubbed from captaincy?
According to ESPNCricinfo, “health and workload management tipped the scales” for 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 because of accidents.Â
Pandya, presently, is the perfect quick bowling all-rounder that India has. He’s a uncommon commodity in Indian cricket. And if the administration, needs to observe his workload, they cannot be faulted.Â